2 Peter 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

2 Peter 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Peter 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Peter 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,”

2 Peter 3:5 — World English Bible

2 Peter 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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;”

2 Peter 3:5 — American Standard Version

2 Peter 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,”

2 Peter 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Peter 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,”

2 Peter 3:5 — Darby Translation

2 Peter 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For this they willingly know not, that the heauens were of olde, and the earth that was of the water and by the water, by the word of God.”

2 Peter 3:5 — Geneva Bible

2 Peter 3:5 in Context — 2 Peter 3

3 Sabiendo primero esto, que en los postrimeros días vendrán burladores, andando según sus propias concupiscencias,

4 Y diciendo: ¿Dónde está la promesa de su advenimiento? porque desde el día en que los padres durmieron, todas las cosas permanecen así como desde el principio de la creación.

5 Cierto ellos ignoran voluntariamente, que los cielos fueron en el tiempo antiguo, y la tierra que por agua y en agua está asentada, por la palabra de Dios;

6 Por lo cual el mundo de entonces pereció anegado en agua:

7 Mas los cielos que son ahora, y la tierra, son conservados por la misma palabra, guardados para el fuego en el día del juicio, y de la perdición de los hombres impíos.

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What Does 2 Peter 3:5 Mean?

2 Peter 3:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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