2 Peter 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 3:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
λανθάνει
lanthánō
G2990
to hide
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
θέλοντας
thélō
G2309
to will
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐρανοὶ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
ἦσαν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔκπαλαι
ékpalai
G1597
from of old
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γῆ
gē
G1093
earth
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ὕδατος
hýdōr
G5204
water
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ὕδατος
hýdōr
G5204
water
συνεστῶσα
synistáō
G4921
to put together
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
λόγῳ
lógos
G3056
word
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For this is hidden them willingly, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth had been formed out of water and through water by the word of God,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).