2 Peter 3:5 meaning and explanation
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,
2 Peter 3:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter is answering the scoffers of verses 3 and 4, who claim nothing has changed since creation and so the promised coming of Christ is empty. Here he says their ignorance is chosen: they deliberately overlook, the Greek word implies willful neglect, that God's word formed the heavens and the earth out of water and through water.
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