2 Peter 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

2 Peter 3:5 - Amplified Bible

For they willfully overlook {and} forget this [fact], that the heavens [came into] existence long ago by the word of God, and the earth also which was formed out of water and by means of water,

2 Peter 3:5 - American Standard Version

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

2 Peter 3:5 - Bible in Basic English

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;

2 Peter 3:5 - Darby Bible

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,

2 Peter 3:5 - English Standard Version

For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

2 Peter 3:5 - 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:

2 Peter 3:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pues cuando dicen esto, no se dan cuenta de que los cielos existìan desde hace mucho tiempo, y también la tierra, surgida del agua y establecida entre las aguas por la palabra de Dios,

2 Peter 3:5 - The Message

They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God’s word. Then God’s word brought the chaos back in a flood that destroyed the world. The current galaxies and earth are fuel for the final fire. God is poised, ready to speak his word again, ready to give the signal for the judgment and destruction of the desecrating skeptics.

2 Peter 3:5 - New American Standard Bible

For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God {the} heavens existed long ago and {the} earth was formed out of water and by water,

2 Peter 3:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pues cuando dicen esto, no se dan cuenta de que los cielos existìan desde hace mucho tiempo, y también la tierra, surgida del agua y establecida entre las aguas por la palabra de Dios,

2 Peter 3:5 - World English Bible

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;

2 Peter 3:5 - Young's Living 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,

2 Peter 3:5 - Additional Comments

This is how Peter responds to the scoffers.
1. (verses 5-6 They claimed there was nothing new since creation, but Peter responds with a reminder of the heavens created by a word from God. And then he reminds of the destruction during the days of Noah. Both of these are very dramatic, and show that things haven't stayed the same.
2. (verse 8) Nothing has changed (as the scoffers claim, vs 4) because it has not been in God's timing. The scoffers are impatient to see something happening. But God's sense of time is different than that of humans. As we don't think much of the length of a day, God trivializes a thousand years. See also Psalm 90:4.
3. (verse 9) God is patient, suffering long, enduing the scoffing, because he wishes for all to come to repentance, even the scoffers. If He hastened the second coming, many would lose out. How ironic that the scoffers scoff at God's timing, yet the reason for God's timing is their benefit! Yet, we are encouraged (vs 12-13) to look for and to hasten His coming. How do we hasten His coming? verse 11 - by conducting ourselves in holy conduct and godliness. Does this say we can affect the timing of His coming? If so, this implies when we sin we my affect a delay in the timing of His coming. Or, it may simply say we are to hurry towards His coming by our obedience - we cannot speed time up, but we can by obedience speed up our perception of time passing.

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