KJVFor 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:
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;
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,
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,
For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word ofGod,
2 Peter — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. Lest they should be wearied with the Second Epistle as though the first was sufficient, he says that it was not written in vain, because they stood in need of being often stirred up. To make this more evident, he shews that they could not be beyond danger, except…