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:

Cross-references

Genesis 1:6 Citation

Genesis 1:6 is the creation event referenced: God's word separating waters — the very act scoffers deliberately overlook in 2 Peter 3:5.

Genesis 1:9 Citation

Genesis 1:9 shows God gathering waters to form dry land — the 'earth formed out of water' that scoffers overlook in 2 Peter 3:5.

Psalm 24:2 Allusion

Psalm 24:2 declares God founded the earth on the seas — directly paralleling the creation account scoffers ignore in 2 Peter 3:5.

Psalm 33:6 Allusion

In Psalm 33:6, the heavens are made by the Lord's word — the same creative word Peter says formed the earth and heavens.

Psalm 136:6 Parallel

Psalm 136:6 speaks of the earth spread out above the waters — directly paralleling Peter's statement that the earth was formed out of water.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 describes those who refuse to acknowledge God — parallel to scoffers' deliberate overlooking of creation in 2 Peter 3:5.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 describes those who refuse to love the truth and receive delusion — parallel to scoffers' deliberate ignorance in 2 Peter 3:5.

Hebrews 11:3 affirms that the universe was created by God's word, echoing Peter's same point about the earth formed by God's command.

Genesis 1:1 Allusion

Genesis 1:1 is the foundational creation account — God creating heavens and earth, which Peter references as the earth formed out of water by His word.

Job 38:6 Parallel

Job 38:6 asks about the earth's foundations being laid — directly relating to the formation of the earth that Peter mentions.

Psalm 104:6 Parallel

Psalm 104:6 describes the deep covering the earth like a garment — matching Peter's idea of the earth formed out of water.