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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,”

2 Peter 3:5

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Peter warns that scoffers will mock the promise of Christ's return. He responds by pointing to God's past acts in history.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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,

World English Bible (WEB)

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;

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Cierto ellos ignoran voluntariamente, que los cielos fueron en el tiempo antiguo, y la tierra que por agua y en agua está asentada, por la palabra de Dios;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ellos olvidan voluntariamente que Dios destruyó el mundo con un gran diluvio mucho después de crear los cielos y la tierra con una orden suya. También con su palabra había separado la tierra de los mares.

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