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2 Peter 3:6

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Peter 3:6

Verse 6 of 18

Scripture focus

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

2 Peter 3:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Peter 3:6

Theological / Devotional

Whereby. Literally, “by means of which things,” that is, the waters that were above and on the earth. These, used first in creation, are now shown to have been used also for destruction.

The world that then was. Literally, “the then world,” the antediluvian world. Here Peter is probably referring to the wicked inhabitants of the antediluvian world and their civilization.

Overflowed. Gr. katakluzo, “to overwhelm with water,” “to flood,” “to deluge,” a forceful word not used elsewhere in the NT.

Perished. Gr. apollumi, “to destroy utterly,” “to demolish and lay waste,” a fitting word to describe the desolation caused by the Flood. See Gen. 7:11-24.

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