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2 Peter 3:6

2 Peter 3:6
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Whereby the world that then was,.... The old world, as it is called in Pe2 2:5; and as the Ethiopic version here renders it; the world before the flood, that had stood from the creation 1656 years:…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Whereby - Δι ̓ ὧν Di' hōn. Through which, or by means of which. The pronoun here is in the plural number, and there has been much difference of opinion as to what it refers. Some suppose that it…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Peter 3:3-7

To quicken and excite us to a serious minding and firm adhering to what God has revealed to us by the prophets and apostles, we are told that there will be scoffers, men who will make a mock of sin,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished The "whereby" is not without its difficulties. Does it refer to the whole fact of creation described in the previous verse, or to…

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