2 Peter 3:5

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:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
they	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
willingly	θέλοντας thelontas	G2309	to determine (as an active option from subjective impul… · verb — present active participle, accusative plural masculine
of	λανθάνει lanthanei	G2990	to lie hid (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
word	λόγῳ, logō	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — dative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
heavens	οὐρανοὶ ouranoi	G3772	the sky · noun — nominative plural masculine
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
old	ἔκπαλαι ekpalai	G1597	long ago · adverb
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
earth	γῆ gē	G1093	soil · noun — nominative singular feminine
standing	συνεστῶσα sunestōsa	G4921	to set together · verb — perfect active participle, nominative singular feminine
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
water	ὕδατος hudatos	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	δι᾽ di᾽	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
water	ὕδατος hudatos	G5204	water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular neuter

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Cross-references

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do a…
Psalms 24:2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Genesis 1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 136:6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
John 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be save…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:3-7

To quicken and excite us to a serious minding and firm adhering to what God has revealed to us by the prophets and apostles, we are told that there will be scoffers, men who will make a mock of sin, and of salvation from it. God's way of saving sinners by Jesus Christ is what men will scoff at, and that in the last days, under the gospel. This indeed may seem very strange, that the New Testament dispensation of the covenant of grace, which is spiritual and therefore more agreeable to the nature of God than the Old, should be ridiculed and reproached; but the spirituality and simplicity of New Testament worship are directly contrary to the carnal mind of man, and this accounts for what the ap…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:5

Refutation of their scoffing from Scripture history. willingly--wilfully; they do not wish to know. Their ignorance is voluntary. they . . . are ignorant of--in contrast to Pe2 3:8, "Be not ignorant of this." Literally, in both verses, "This escapes THEIR notice (sagacious philosophers though they think themselves)"; "let this not escape YOUR notice." They obstinately shut their eyes to the Scripture record of the creation and the deluge; the latter is the very parallel to the coming judgment by fire, which Jesus mentions, as Peter doubtless remembered. by the word of God--not by a fortuitous concurrence of atoms [ALFORD]. of old--Greek, "from of old"; from the first beginning of all…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:5

For this they willingly are ignorant of - They shut their eyes against the light, and refuse all evidence; what does not answer their purpose they will not know. And the apostle refers to a fact that militates against their hypothesis, with which they refused to acquaint themselves; and their ignorance he attributes to their unwillingness to learn the true state of the case. By the word of God the heavens were of old - I shall set down the Greek text of this extremely difficult clause: Ουρανοι ησαν εκπαλαι, και γη εξ ὑδατος και δι' ὑδατος συνεστωσα, τῳ του Θεου λογῳ· translated thus by Mr. Wakefield: "A heaven and an earth formed out of water, and by means of water, by the appointment of…

The Church Fathers

The whole creation is basically formed out of water, even if it is solidified in the form of earth or elevated in the way that heaven is.
— Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER

First of all, believe that there is one God who created and finished all things, and made all things out of nothing. He alone is able to contain the whole, but Himself cannot be contained.
— Shepherd of Hermas, Shepherd of Hermas, Commandment 1

"In the beginning you, O Lord, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands," said the psalmist. If you did not know from the beginning, O Lord, who laid the foundation of the earth, and if the heavens were not the work of your hands, it would be impossible for them to be changed or to be transformed into anything else. If they had not been created, they would have to remain incomplete forever. But since you were their maker, you can do whatever you want to with them. They are made of destructible matter and did not exist at all until you made them by your will and power. There is only one that is eternal and can never be removed and that is you, the only maker of everything that exists.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, CATENA

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Dictionary and topics

Deluge, The · Entire face of the earth changed by — Entire face of the earth changed by
Earth · CREATED BY GOD — CREATED BY GOD
Geology · 22:16; — 22:16;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 3:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:3-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 3:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:3-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Peter 3:5

John Calvin on 2 Peter 3:5-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 3:5