2 Peter 3:6

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Peter 3:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

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KJV

King James Version

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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WEB

World English Bible

by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.

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ASV

American Standard Version

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

through which the world at that time was destroyed, having been deluged with water.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Peter 3

⁴ “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

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,

⁶ through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

⁷ And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

⁸ Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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