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the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, <a href="/bsb/2_peter/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/blb/2_peter/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this is concealed from them willingly, that heavens existed long ago and the earth, having been composed out of water and through water, by the word of God, <a href="/kjv/2_peter/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/2_peter/3.htm">New King James Version</a> For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, <a href="/nasb_/2_peter/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/nasb/2_peter/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/nasb77/2_peter/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/lsb/2_peter/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/amp/2_peter/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/csb/2_peter/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They deliberately overlook this: By the word of God the heavens came into being long ago and the earth was brought about from water and through water. <a href="/hcsb/2_peter/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God. <a href="/asv/2_peter/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God; <a href="/cev/2_peter/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will say this because they want to forget that long ago the heavens and the earth were made at God's command. The earth came out of water and was made from water. <a href="/erv/2_peter/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God; <a href="/gwt/2_peter/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They are deliberately ignoring one fact: Because of God's word, heaven and earth existed a long time ago. The earth [appeared] out of water and was kept alive by water. <a href="/gnt/2_peter/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> They purposely ignore the fact that long ago God gave a command, and the heavens and earth were created. The earth was formed out of water and by water, <a href="/isv/2_peter/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> But they deliberately ignore the fact that long ago the heavens existed and the earth was formed by God's word out of water and with water, <a href="/net/2_peter/3.htm">NET Bible</a> For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water. <a href="/nheb/2_peter/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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; <a href="/wbt/2_peter/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/wey/2_peter/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_peter/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/web/2_peter/3.htm">World English Bible</a> For 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_peter/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for this they willingly conceal, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth having been established by the word of God out of water and through water, <a href="/blb/2_peter/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For this is concealed from them willingly, that heavens existed long ago and the earth, having been composed out of water and through water, by the word of God, <a href="/ylt/2_peter/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_peter/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For being willing this is unknown to them, that the heavens were a long while ago, and the earth having stood out of water and by water, by the word of God:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_peter/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God. <a href="/cpdv/2_peter/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But they willfully ignore this: that the heavens existed first, and that the earth, from water and through water, was established by the Word of God. <a href="/nabre/2_peter/3.htm">New American Bible</a> They deliberately ignore the fact that the heavens existed of old and earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God; <a href="/nrsvce/2_peter/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_peter/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Of this they are willingly ignorant: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water, and in the water; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_peter/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For they disregard this when they please: That the Heavens which were from the first, and The Earth, from the water and by the water, arose by the word of God,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_peter/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For they are willingly ignorant of this, that by the word of God, the heavens of old had their being as also the earth consisting of water and subsisting by water, <a href="/godbey/2_peter/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For they willingly forget this, that the heavens were in the olden time, and the earth standing out of the water and through the water, by the word of God; <a href="/haweis/2_peter/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water; <a href="/mace/2_peter/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but they are wilfully ignorant, that the heavens were originally form'd by the divine Logos, and likewise the earth, which was separated from the water, and still subsists upon it. <a href="/wey/2_peter/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God; <a href="/worrell/2_peter/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For this escapes them willingly, that there were heavens of old, and an earth set together out of water, and through water, by the word of God: <a href="/worsley/2_peter/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For they are willingly ignorant of this, that by the Word of God the heavens were made of old, and the earth too from the water, and subsisting on the water. <a href="/parallel/2_peter/3-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gzcat0SlE18?start=514" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_peter/3.htm">The Coming Judgment</a> …4“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.” 5<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">But</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">deliberately</a> <a href="/greek/2990.htm" title="2990: Lanthanei (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid; often used adverbially, unwittingly.">overlook</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">the fact that</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1597.htm" title="1597: ekpalai (Adv) -- From of old, long since. From ek and palai; long ago, for a long while.">long ago</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logō (N-DMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">word</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranoi (N-NMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">the heavens</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">existed</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gē (N-NFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">the earth</a> <a href="/greek/4921.htm" title="4921: synestōsa (V-RPA-NFS) -- To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere. ">was formed</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydatos (N-GNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">by</a> <a href="/greek/5204.htm" title="5204: hydatos (N-GNS) -- Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively.">water,</a> 6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-10</a> In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. / And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a> By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. <a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6-9</a> By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. / He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. / Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ... <a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-11</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a> For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a> The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27-29</a> I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, / when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, / when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5-9</a> He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. / You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— ... <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. <a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Isaiah 40:21-22</a> Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth? / He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a> For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:they willingly.<a href="/proverbs/17-16.htm">Proverbs 17:16</a> Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19,20</a> And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil… <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a> 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;by the word.<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6,9</a> And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters… <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a> For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.<a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a> By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; 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This deliberate oversight is a recurring theme in Scripture, where people often turn away from the truth (<a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-20</a>). The context here is a warning against false teachers and scoffers who deny the second coming of Christ, as mentioned earlier in <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3-4</a>.that long ago by God’s word The emphasis on "God's word" highlights the power and authority of divine command. This echoes the creation account in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God speaks the universe into existence. The phrase underscores the belief in the inerrancy and authority of Scripture, as God's word is seen as the ultimate truth and creative force (<a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a>).the heavens existed This refers to the creation of the heavens, as described in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>. The heavens, in biblical terms, often denote the sky, the universe, and the spiritual realm. The existence of the heavens by God's word affirms His sovereignty over all creation and counters any naturalistic explanations of the universe's origins.and the earth was formed out of water and by water This phrase recalls the Genesis creation narrative, particularly <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the earth is described as being formless and covered by water. The formation of the earth "out of water and by water" can also be linked to the separation of waters in <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-10</a>. Water is a significant element in biblical symbolism, often representing chaos, life, and purification. The use of water in creation signifies God's control over chaos and His ability to bring order and life. This also prefigures the role of water in the Flood narrative (Genesis 6-9), where God uses water both as a means of judgment and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle and author of this epistle, addressing the early Christian community and warning them about false teachers and scoffers. 2. <a href="/topical/s/scoffers.htm">Scoffers</a> Individuals who mock or doubt the promises of God, particularly the return of Christ, as mentioned earlier in <a href="/bsb/2_peter/3.htm">2 Peter 3</a>. 3. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The event referenced in this verse, where God created the heavens and the earth, emphasizing His sovereign power and authority. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_earth.htm">Heavens and Earth</a> The physical universe created by God, highlighting His role as the Creator. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_word.htm">God’s Word</a> The divine command through which creation came into existence, underscoring the power and authority of God's spoken word.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a> God's word is not just informative but transformative and creative. It holds the power to bring things into existence and sustain them. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_creation.htm">The Importance of Remembering Creation</a> Remembering that God is the Creator helps us trust in His promises and power, especially when faced with doubt or scoffing. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_deliberate_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Deliberate Forgetfulness</a> Ignoring or forgetting the truths of God’s word can lead to spiritual complacency and vulnerability to false teachings. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith in God's Sovereignty</a> Trusting in God’s sovereignty over creation encourages believers to have faith in His control over their lives and the future. <a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_scripture.htm">Engaging with Scripture</a> Regular engagement with Scripture helps believers remember and affirm the foundational truths of their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_peter_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Peter 3</a> <a href="/q/how_does_the_flood_align_with_evidence.htm">2 Peter 3:5–6: How can the global flood claims be squared with geological and historical evidence? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_earth_billions,_not_thousands,_old.htm">Why do geological and astrophysical evidence indicate an Earth that is billions of years old rather than thousands?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_new_heavens,_earth.htm">What does the Bible say about new heavens and earth?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_cmb_contradict_a_young_universe.htm">Why does the cosmic microwave background radiation contradict a young universe?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_peter/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) For this they willingly are ignorant of.--Literally, For this escapes their notice of their own will. They voluntarily blind their eyes to this fact--at once an explanation of their argument, and first answer to it, drawn from the Mosaic account of the Creation.The earth standing out of the water and in the water.--The margin is nearer the true meaning with "consisting" for "standing," and the same word is translated "consist" in <a href="/colossians/1-17.htm" title=" And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.">Colossians 1:17</a>. The notion is that of coherence, solidarity, and order, as distinct from chaos. "Out of [the] water" indicates the material out of which the earth was made; not, as our version leads us to suppose, that out of which the earth rose, like an island from the ocean. "In the water" is wrong, and again the error is probably derived from Geneva, though Tyndale has it also. We should render rather, by means of [the] water. In both clauses the article should perhaps be omitted--the earth consisting out of water and through water. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm" title="For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.">Psalm 24:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/136-6.htm" title="To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures for ever.">Psalm 136:6</a>.) In the Clementine Homilies (XI. xxiv.) we have the idea of all things being made by water. In the Greek "by the word of God comes last, not first; emphasis is obtained either way. "By the word of God;" not by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, not by spontaneous generation. In the Shepherd of Hermas (I. Vis. I. iii. 4) we read, "Behold, the God of virtues (powers). . . . by His mighty word has fixed the heaven, and laid the foundation of the earth upon the waters." (See above on ii. 1, 3, 13, 15, 20.) In an Apology of Melito, Bishop of Sardis, addressed to Antoninus Caesar about A.D. 170, there is a passage bearing a considerable amount of resemblance to these verses (<a href="/context/2_peter/3-5.htm" title="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:">2Peter 3:5-7</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_peter/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - For this they willingly are ignorant of; literally, for this escapes them of their own will. All things have not always been as they are; there have been great changes; there was once a great catastrophe; but this they willfully forget, Huther translates differently, "For, whilst they assert this, it is hidden from them that," etc. But this rendering seems forced and unsatisfactory, and gives a meaning to θέλω which it has nowhere in the New Testament. That by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water. The Revised Version translates, That there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the Word of God. The mockers say that all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. That creation itself was a great, a stupendous change, a mighty effort of the power of God. St. Peter refers to it in words evidently derived from the Book of Genesis, not from any other sources, whether Greek, Egyptian, or Indian. There were heavens from of old (the word ἔκπαλαι occurs elsewhere only in <a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a>). There was an earth formed or standing out of the water. The Greek participle here used is συνεστῶσα, literally, "standing together or consisting" (comp. <a href="/colossians/1-17.htm">Colossians 1:17</a>); it may be taken closely with both prepositional Clauses, "earth consisting of water and by means of water." Thales had taught that water was the beginning of things, the original element (πάντα ἐξ ὕδατος συνεστάναι); the narrative in Genesis represents water as originally overspreading all things: "The earth was without form [ἀόρατος, Septuagint], and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." We may therefore understand St. Peter as meaning that the earth was formed or compacted out of water, or out of those substances which the water at first held in solution; and that it is kept together in coherence and solidity by means of water. If, on the other hand, we regard the participle as closely connected with the second preposition only, the meaning will be that the earth, held together and compacted by means of water, rose up out of the water, and appeared above it, when God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear." It is possible, again, to understand the preposition διά locally, and to translate "amidst water." Comp. <a href="/psalms/136-6.htm">Psalm 136:6</a>, "He stretched out the earth above the waters;" and <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a>, "He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods." Of course, neither St. Peter nor Moses is speaking in the language of science; their object was, not to teach scientific truth, but to present the great fact of creation in an aspect suitable to our poor capacities. For the clause, "by the Word of God (τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ λόγῳ)," comp. <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a>, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God (ῤήματι Θεοῦ)." St. Peter may be referring to the formula, "And God said," so constantly repeated in the account of the creation, or (what is really the same truth) to the fact that "all things were made by him [by God the Word], and without him was not anything made that was made." <a href="/commentaries/2_peter/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[But] γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. they αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. deliberately θέλοντας (thelontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. overlook Λανθάνει (Lanthanei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2990.htm">Strong's 2990: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb, which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid; often used adverbially, unwittingly. the fact that τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. long ago ἔκπαλαι (ekpalai) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1597.htm">Strong's 1597: </a> From of old, long since. From ek and palai; long ago, for a long while. by τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. word λόγῳ (logō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. [the] heavens οὐρανοὶ (ouranoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. existed ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [the] earth γῆ (gē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. was formed συνεστῶσα (synestōsa) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4921.htm">Strong's 4921: </a> To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere. out of ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. water ὕδατος (hydatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. And genitive case, hudatos, etc. From the base of huetos; water literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. by δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. water, ὕδατος (hydatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5204.htm">Strong's 5204: </a> Water. 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