King James Version with Apocrypha
"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 with Apocrypha
“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;”
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
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:
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.