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2 Peter 3:5

Modern English Version

For they willingly ignore that, by the word of God the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed standing out of the water and in the water,

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By faith we understand that the ages were set by the word of God, so that things that are seen were not made out of things which are visible.

Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

For He has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.

Then God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

to Him who spread out the earth above the waters, for His mercy endures forever;

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Why is money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom since he has no heart for it?