2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
KJV
λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας, ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ δι’ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ,
Greek NT
Latet enim eos hoc volentes, quod cæli erant prius, et terra de aqua, et per aquam consistens Dei verbo :
Vulgate
For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;
ASV
For this they are wilfully ignorant of: That the heavens were before, and the earth out of water and through water, consisting by the word of God:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Thess 2:10 — And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
- Col 1:17 — And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
- Gen 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Gen 1:6 — And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
- Gen 1:9 — And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Gen 1:9 — And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Heb 11:3 — Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
- Heb 11:3 — Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
- Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
- Job 38:6 — Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
- John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
- Matt 24:39 — And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- Ps 24:2 — For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
- Ps 24:2 — For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
- Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- Ps 33:6 — By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- Ps 104:6 — Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
- Ps 119:90 — Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
- Ps 136:6 — To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Ps 136:6 — To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Rom 1:28 — And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
- Rom 1:28 — And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;