2 Peter

2 Peter 3:5

⁵But 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,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
deliberately	θέλοντας	thelontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
overlook	Λανθάνει	Lanthanei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2990 I am hidden, escape notice
the fact that	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
long ago	ἔκπαλαι	ekpalai	Adverb	G1597 from of old, long since
by	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
word	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
heavens	οὐρανοὶ	ouranoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
existed	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
earth	γῆ	gē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
was formed	συνεστῶσα	synestōsa	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere
out of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
water	ὕδατος	hydatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5204 water
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
by	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
water	ὕδατος	hydatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5204 water

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 11:3 · Psalm 24:2 · Genesis 1:9 · Genesis 1:6 · Psalm 136:6 · Psalm 33:6 · John 3:19–20 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Romans 1:28 · Colossians 1:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.