⁵ For this they willfully forget: that ^(A)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth ^(B)standing out of water and in the water,

³ By faith we understand that ^(A)the ^[a]worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

⁹ Then God said, ^(A)“Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and ^(B)let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

⁶ Then God said, ^(A)“Let there be a ^[a]firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

¹⁰ and with all unrighteous deception among ^(A)those who perish, because they did not receive ^(B)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And ^(C)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, ^(D)that they should believe the lie, ¹² that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but ^(E)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things ^(A)which are not fitting;

¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, ^(A)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ For ^(B)everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.