Bible Strands
2 Peter 3:6
through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses his readers while contrasting the ancient formation of the earth by water with the future destruction of the current order by fire.
The words — κατακλυσθεὶς (kataklustheis) means having been deluged, and ἀπώλετο (apōleto) means perished, describing the total ruin of the ancient world.
The thread — This event is recorded in Genesis 7:10 and referenced in Matthew 24:38 and 2 Peter 2:5 as a historical act of divine judgment.
Why it lands — The text states that God’s word destroyed the past world with water, requiring readers to accept that the same word will execute the coming judgment without exception.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
- 2 Peter 2:5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Genesis 7:10 And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
- Luke 17:27 People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
- Genesis 9:15 I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
- Job 12:15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.