Catholic Public Domain Version
"But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God. "
— 2 Peter 3:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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:”
“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; ”
“For this 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;”
“For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.”
“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:”
“But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;”
“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:”
so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior.
Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires,
saying: “Where is his promise or his advent? For from the time that the fathers have slept, all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.”
But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God.
By water, the former world then, having been inundated with water, perished.
But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word, being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment, and unto the perdition of impious men.
Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.