2 Peter 3:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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: ”

2 Peter 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For this they willingly are ignorant of - Λαιθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας Laithanei gar autous touto thelontas. There is some considerable variety in the translation of this passage....
2 Peter 3:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(4) For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the (b) earth standing out of the water and in the water: (4) He sets against them the creation of h...
2 Peter 3:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A further characteristic of the false teachers was the denial of the Second Advent (their coming is again spoken of as in the future; cf. 2 Peter 2:1 and 2 Peter 3:17 ). Their scepticism is base...
2 Peter 3:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

this, &c . Literally this is hid from (Greek. lanthano. See Acts 26:26 ) them willing (App-102.) it. word . App-121. God . App-98. heavens . Plural See Matthew 6:9 ; Matthew 6:10 ....
2 Peter 3:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. For this they willingly are ignorant of. By one argument only he confutes the scoff of the ungodly, even by this, that the world once perished by a deluge of waters, when yet it consisted...
2 Peter 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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: For this they willingly are ignorant of - They shut...
2 Peter 3:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For this they willingly are ignorant of— It is probable, that these scoffers had once been Jews, and afterwards professed Christians; and consequently their ignorance in this point must needs have...
2 Peter 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: Refutation of their scoffing from Scripture...
2 Peter 3:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Antidote Against Despising the Day of the Lord. Exhortation. Doxology 2 Peter 3 may be subdivided into three parts: ( a ) 2 Peter 3:1-7 . 'This Second Epistle is a reminder of what prophets and...
2 Peter 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For this they willingly are ignorant of. — Literally, For this escapes their notice of their own will. They voluntarily blind their eyes to this fact — at once an explanation of their argument, a...
2 Peter 3:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 27 JUDGMENT TO COME 2 Peter 3:5-7 "THE world lasts on" (διαμενει) "through all time," say the scoffers, "just as it was at the Creation. There has been no change; there will be none."...
2 Peter 3:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Longsuffering Delay 2 Peter 3:1-9 Peter does not hesitate to place the commandments of himself and the other Apostles of Jesus on a level with the words which were spoken before by the holy pr...
2 Peter 3:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

False teaching which denies the power of Christ issues in false thinking which denies the Coming of Christ. There will be mockers who will walk in lust and make sport of the great hope of the Church,...
2 Peter 3:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: (2) That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophe...
2 Peter 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For this they willingly are ignorant of ,.... Namely, what follows; for as these men were such as had professed Christianity, and had the advantage of revelation, and had the opportunity of reading...
2 Peter 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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: Ver. 5. Willingly ignorant of ] A carnal heart...
2 Peter 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Where is the promise of his coming To raise the dead, judge mankind, and destroy the earth? We see no sign of any such thing. The promise of Christ's coming we have Matthew 15:27 , The Son of man...
2 Peter 3:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

This chapter now shows that the government of God will bring everything to a proper conclusion: every evil principle will be judged unsparingly, and those also who embrace such evil; and out of this...
2 Peter 3:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Cavils of Infidels; Destruction of the World. A. D. 67. 3 Knowing this first, that there...
2 Peter 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For this they willingly are ignorant of; they will not know what they ought to know, and, if they would search the Scripture, might know. That by the word of God; the command of God, or word of...
2 Peter 3:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth having been brought together out of water and amidst water, by the word of God. By which means the world that then wa...
2 Peter 3:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE UNFULFILLED PROMISE OF THE COMING CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE apostle now deals with those who made the delay of the Lord’s coming, and the disappointment consequently felt by many Ch...
2 Peter 3:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Peter 3:1-3 . This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up pour pure minds by way of remembrance: that ye may be mindful of the words which. were spoken before by t...
2 Peter 3:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Grotius, with his usual tartness, contends that this is the beginning of a new epistle by Simon, but not Simon Peter. But if so, why did Peter leave the words at the end of the second chapter unclose...
2 Peter 3:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

This they willingly are ignorant of. Willing ignorance Nelson, at St. Vincent, putting the telescope to his blind eye, and swearing that he could not see the signal to cease firing, affords an...
2 Peter 3:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Peter 3:1 This Second Epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; literally, this Epistle already a second one I write unto you. The ἤδη ("already") implies that the interva...
2 Peter 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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;
2 Peter 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ; Colossians 1:17 ; Genesis 1:6 ; Genesis 1:9 ; Hebrews 11:3 ; John 3:19 ; John 3:20 ; Proverbs 17:16 ; Psalms 136:6 ; Psalms 24:2 ; Psalms 33:6 ; Romans 1:28
2 Peter 3:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Inexcusable Ignorance 2 Peter 3:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We like the way this chapter opens. The Apostle says, "This Second Epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your...
2 Peter 3:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For this they are willingly ignorant of — They do not care to know or consider. That by the almighty word of God — Which bounds the duration of all things, so that it cannot be either longer or sho...

2 Peter 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Peter 3:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Peter 3:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Peter 3:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Peter 3:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Peter 3:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Peter 3:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Peter 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 3:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

2 Peter 3:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes