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.

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For this they willfully forget: that (A)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth (B)standing out of water and in the water, (C)by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But (D)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for (E)fire until the day of judgment and [a]perdition of ungodly men.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:7 destruction