New International Version (NIV)
5But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
2 Peter 3:5
2 Peter 3:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5For 3:5 Or they are willfully ignorant of this fact, thatwhen they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed 3:5 Peter is not referring to the creation of earth from water, but to the appearance of land masses from the water that had covered the earth in the early stages of creation. His point is that the mockers who will claim that things continue to be just as they always have been will be overlooking the fact that the status quo, as they see it, took an act of God to create in the first place, and God has already intervened in the history of the world once to wipe out mankind by a cataclysmic flood (v 6; cf Gen 6; 7).out of water and by water,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5Long ago, God’s word brought the heavens into being. His word separated the earth from the waters. And the waters surrounded it. But these people forget things like that on purpose.