2 Peter 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:”
2 Peter 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Peter 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Peter 3:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Peter 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.”
2 Peter 3:6 — World English Bible
2 Peter 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: ”
2 Peter 3:6 — American Standard Version
2 Peter 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;”
2 Peter 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Peter 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“through which [waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished. ”
2 Peter 3:6 — Darby Translation
2 Peter 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore the worlde that then was, perished, ouerflowed with the water.”
2 Peter 3:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Peter 3:6 in Context — 2 Peter 3
4 And 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.
5 For 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:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But 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.
8 But, 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.
What Does 2 Peter 3:6 Mean?
2 Peter 3:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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