2 Peter 3:5 BSB — MannaFest

2 Peter 3:5

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,

BSB

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ASV

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;

KJV

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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Commentary

4 voices

Eusebius of Caesarea

CATENA (339)

"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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Of old - Before the flood. The aerial heavens were, and the earth - Not as it is now, but standing out of the water and in the water - Perhaps the interior globe of earth was fixed in the midst of the great deep, the abyss of water; the shell or exterior globe standing out of the water, covering the great deep.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He breaks up the fountain of the great deep, and throws open the windows (that is, the clouds) of heaven ( Gen. vii. 11 ), till the whole earth is overflowed with water, and not a spot can be found upon the highest mountains but what is fifteen cubits under water, Gen. vii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For this they willingly are ignorant of - Λαιθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας Laithanei gar autous touto thelontas. There is some considerable variety in the translation of this passage. In our common version the Greek word (θέλοντας thelontas) is rendered as if it were an adverb, or as if it referred to their “ignorance” in regard to the event; meaning, that while they might have known this fact, they took no pains to do it, or that they preferred to have its recollection far from their minds. So Beza and Luther render it.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
λανθάνει	lanthanei	It is concealed from	G2990 →
γὰρ	gar	indeed	G1063 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
θέλοντας	thelontas	willingly	G2309 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐρανοὶ	ouranoi	heavens	G3772 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were existing	G1510 →
ἔκπαλαι	ekpalai	long ago	G1597 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γῆ	gē	[the] earth	G1093 →
ἐξ	ex	out of	G1537 →
ὕδατος	hudatos	water	G5204 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
ὕδατος	hudatos	water	G5204 →
συνεστῶσα	sunestōsa	having been composed	G4921 →
τῷ	tō	by the	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
λόγῳ,	logō	word,	G3056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:3
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.
leads to
- Psalms 33:6
  By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 1:3
  Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
- Romans 4:17
  As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead…
- Acts 17:24
  The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
Through
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:3
  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.
- Job 33:4
  The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- John 1:1–3
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Through
Psalms 24:2
For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:22
  Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Peter

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Peter