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2 Peter 3:5
5For 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 1God,
2 Peter 3:5 in other versions
- King James Version (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:
- New International Version (NIV)But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,
Context of 2 Peter 3:5
3knowing this first, that there shall come at [the] close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts, 4and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from [the] beginning of [the] creation. 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, 6through which [waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished. 7But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ δι᾽ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:5
- Proverbs 17:16To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he] hath no sense?
- John 3:19And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.
- Romans 1:28And according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.
- Genesis 1:6And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
- Psalms 24:2For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.
- Psalms 33:6By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 136:6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever;
- Hebrews 11:3By faith we apprehend that the worlds were framed by [the] word of God, so that that which is seen should not take its origin from things which appear.
- Colossians 1:17And he is before all, and all things subsist together by him.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of - They shut their eyes against the light, and refuse all evidence; what does not answer their purpose they will not know. And the apostle refers to a fact that militates against their hypothesis, with which they refused to acquaint themselves; and their ignorance he attributes to their unwillingness to learn the true state of the case. By the word of God the heavens were of old - I shall set down the Greek text of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of - ́ ̀ ̓̀ ͂ ́ Laithanei gar autous touto thelontasThere is some considerable variety in the translation of this passage. In our common version the Greek word ( ́ thelontas) is rendered as if it were an adverb, or as if it referred to their “ignorance” in regard to the event; meaning, that while they might have known this fact, they took no pains to do it, or that they preferred to have its recollection far from their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Had these scoffers considered the dreadful vengeance with which God swept away a whole world of ungodly men at once, surely they would not have scoffed at his threatening an equally terrible judgment. The heavens and the earth which now are, by the same word, it is declared, will be destroyed by fire. This is as sure to come, as the truth and the power of God can make it. Christians are here taught and established in the truth of the coming of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Creation is the first evidence that the false teachers were wrong. Change does happen. If God made the world, then he is also able to destroy it. the earth was formed out of water and by water: See Genesis 1:2, 6–10.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Refutation of their scoffing from Scripture history. willingly--wilfully; they do not wish to know. Their ignorance is voluntary. they ... are ignorant of--in contrast to 2Pe 3:8, "Be not ignorant of this." Literally, in both verses, "This escapes THEIR notice (sagacious philosophers though they think themselves)"; "let this not escape YOUR notice." They obstinately shut their eyes to the Scripture record of the creation and the deluge; the latter is…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Peter 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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