2 Peter 3:5

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.

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,

5For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

5For this they willingly know not, that the heauens were of olde, and the earth that was of the water and by the water, by the word of God.

5For 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,

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.

5These people choose to forget things that they really know. A long time ago, God spoke his word and he made the sky and the earth. He caused land to come up through water. He made the land to be separate from the water.

5for this they willingly conceal, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth having been established by the word of God out of water and through water,