2 Peter 3:5

For they willingly forget [the fact] that the heavens existed long ago by the word of God, and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

Genesis 1:6

And God said, “Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”

Genesis 1:9

Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

Psalm 24:2

For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the streams and the rivers.

By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framed and created [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.

Psalm 136:6

To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Psalm 33:6

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

John 3:19-20

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,

Colossians 1:17

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Peter 3:5

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:

They willingly

By the word

Hebrews 11:3

Standing

Colossians 1:17

General references

Bible References

They willingly

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
When he has no common sense or even a heart for it?

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,

By the word

And God said, “Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”

For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the streams and the rivers.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Standing

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]

General references

Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.

To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment].