2 Peter 3:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens existed of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

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  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.
  • Heb 11:3 : 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
  • Gen 1:6 : 6 And God said, Let there be a sky in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.
  • Gen 1:9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
  • Ps 136:6 : 6 To him who stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were 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 did not receive 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 condemned who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
  • Col 1:17 : 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Pet 3:6-8
    3 verses
    87%

    6By which the world that then existed, being overflowed with water, perished:

    7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

    8But, beloved, do not be 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
    79%

    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
    74%

    3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

  • Gen 1:6-7
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    73%

    6And God said, Let there be a sky in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.

    7And God made the sky and separated the waters which were under the sky from the waters which were above the sky; and it was so.

  • Gen 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

    2And the earth was formless and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.

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

  • Gen 2:4
    73%

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

  • 1 Pet 3:20
    72%

    20Who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

  • Gen 8:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

    3And the waters receded continually from the earth, and after one hundred and fifty days the waters were diminished.

  • Gen 1:9-10
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    72%

    9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.

    10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathered waters He called Seas; and God saw that it was good.

  • 2 Pet 2:5
    72%

    5And did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  • Prov 3:19-20
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    72%

    19The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding he has established the heavens.

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

  • Rom 1:20
    72%

    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
    71%

    16Who were cut down before their time, whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

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

    18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark moved on the surface of the waters.

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

    20The waters covered them fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

  • Jer 4:23
    71%

    23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • 2 Pet 3:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in 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 in it shall be burned up.

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

    12Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

  • Heb 1:10
    71%

    10And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Your hands:

  • Gen 1:17
    70%

    17And God set them in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

  • Ps 33:6-7
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    70%

    6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

    7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.

  • Gen 7:10
    70%

    10And it occurred after seven days that the floodwaters 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
    70%

    25Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

  • Ps 24:2
    70%

    2For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

  • Gen 2:6
    70%

    6But a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

  • Jude 1:5
    69%

    5I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

  • Isa 65:17
    69%

    17For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come to mind.

  • Ps 104:6
    69%

    6You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

  • Gen 7:24
    69%

    24And the waters prevailed upon the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

  • Gen 1:15
    69%

    15And let them be for lights in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

  • Job 26:5
    69%

    5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

  • Jer 10:12
    69%

    12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  • Job 28:4
    69%

    4The flood breaks out from the dweller; even the waters forgotten by the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from mankind.

  • Job 38:30
    69%

    30The waters are hidden like stone, and the surface of the deep is frozen.

  • Prov 8:28
    69%

    28When he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep,

  • Heb 11:7
    68%

    7By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Jer 51:15
    68%

    15He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.