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2 Peter 3:6 KJV
2 Peter · chapter 3 · verse 6
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:2 Peter 3:6 · King James Version
2 Peter 3:6 in context
4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5For 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:
6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- perishedapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- worldkosmosan apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government, ornament…G2889 →
- waterhydōrwater, of water in rivers, in fountains, in pools, of the water of the deluge, of water…G5204 →
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To quicken and excite us to a serious minding and firm adhering to what God has revealed to us by the prophets and apostles, we are told that there will be scoffers, men who will make a mock of sin, and of salvation from it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-7