2 Peter 3:5

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
  • Heb 11:3 : 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 appear.
  • Gen 1:6 : 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
  • Gen 1:9 : 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.
  • Ps 136:6 : 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • 2 Thess 2:10-12 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
  • Col 1:17 : 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Pet 3:6-8
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    6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

    7But 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.

    8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

  • 2 Pet 3:4
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    4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

  • Heb 11:3
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    3Through 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 appear.

  • Gen 1:6-7
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    6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

    7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

  • Gen 1:1-3
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    73%

    1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

    2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

    3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

  • Gen 2:4
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    4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

  • 1 Pet 3:20
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    20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

  • Gen 8:2-3
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    2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

    3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

  • Gen 1:9-10
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    9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

    10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

  • 2 Pet 2:5
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  • Prov 3:19-20
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    19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

    20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

  • Rom 1:20
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    20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

  • Job 22:16
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    16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

  • Gen 7:17-20
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    17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

    18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

    19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

    20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

  • Jer 4:23
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    23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • 2 Pet 3:10-12
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    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

    11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

    12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

  • Heb 1:10
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    10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

  • Gen 1:17
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    17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

  • Ps 33:6-7
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    6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

    7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

  • Gen 7:10
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    10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

  • Gen 7:12
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    12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

  • Ps 102:25
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    25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

  • Gen 2:6
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    6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

  • Jude 1:5
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    5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

  • Isa 65:17
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    17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

  • Ps 104:6
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    6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

  • Gen 7:24
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    24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

  • Gen 1:15
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    15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

  • Job 26:5
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    5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

  • Jer 10:12
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    12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  • Job 28:4
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    4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

  • Job 38:30
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    30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

  • Prov 8:28
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    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

  • Heb 11:7
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    7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Jer 51:15
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    15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.