2 Peter 3:5

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

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3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts

4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

5 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,

6 by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

7 But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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2 Peter 3:5 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: 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,
KJV King James 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:
BSB Berean Standard Bible: But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
ASV American Standard Version: 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;
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 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,
DBY Darby Translation: 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,
WBS Webster Bible: 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: