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by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

By which means (δι' ων). The two waters above or the water and the word of God. Mayor against the MSS. reads δι' ου (singular) and…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Whereby. di wn. Through which, or by means of which. The pronoun here is in the plural number, and there has been much difference…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whereby. The meaning of this is much disputed. The original literally signifies, by means of which things. But what thing…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

That by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: whereby the world that then was, bei…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

But they “deliberately [lit., willingly; GK 2527] forget” the great Flood, when God intervened in history by destroying the world. What they forget…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Whereby the world that then was
The old world, as it is called in (2 Peter 2:5) ; and as the Ethiopic ve…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If these scoffers had considered the dreadful vengeance with which God swept away a whole world of ungodly men at once, surely they would not have …

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