2 Peter 3:6
“Whereby the world that then was, being ouerflowed with water, perished.”
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2 Peter 3:6 Context
4And saying, Where is the promise of his comming? For since the fathers fell asleepe, all things continue as they were frō the beginning of the creation. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heauens were of olde, and the earth standing out of the water, and in the water, 6Whereby the world that then was, being ouerflowed with water, perished. 7But the heauens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserued vnto fire against the day of Iudgement, and perdition of vngodly men. 8But (beloued) bee not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand yeeres, and a thousand yeeres as one day.
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Other Translations for 2 Peter 3:6
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
- King James Version
through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.
- Basic English Bible
through which [waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished.
- Darby Bible
By which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
- Webster's Bible
and that, by means of these, the then existing race of men was overwhelmed with water and perished.
- Weymouth Bible
by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
- World English Bible
bi which that ilke world clensid, thanne bi watir perischide.
- Wycliffe Bible
through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Peter 3:6
3:6 Through which - Heaven and earth, the windows of heaven being opened, and the fountains of the great deep broken up. The world that then was - The whole antediluvian race. Being overflowed with water, perished - And the heavens and earth themselves, though they did not perish, yet underwent a great change. So little ground have these scoffers for saying that all things continue as they were from the creation.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Peter 3:6
2Pe 3:6 Whereby the world . . . perished. By means of the waters of heaven and earth; "the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened", the old world was overflowed and perished (Ge 7:11).