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2 Peter 3:5-7
Lexham English Bible
2 Peter 3:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 For when[a] they maintain this, it escapes their notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth held together out of water and through water by the word of God, 6 by means of which things the world that existed at that time was destroyed by[b] being inundated with water. 7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
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- 2 Peter 3:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“maintain”) which is understood as temporal
- 2 Peter 3:6 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being inundated”) which is understood as means
2 Peter 3:5-7
New International Version
2 Peter 3:5-7
New International Version
5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(A) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(B) 6 By these waters also the world of that time(C) was deluged and destroyed.(D) 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(E) being kept for the day of judgment(F) and destruction of the ungodly.
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