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Berean Standard Bible

“through which the world of that time perished in the flood.”

2 Peter 3:6

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Peter responds to scoffers who say nothing has changed since creation, so Christ's return is not coming. He points them to history.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

American Standard Version (ASV)

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por lo cual el mundo de entonces pereció anegado en agua:

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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