λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ διʼ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ,

lanthanei gar autous touto thelontas oti ouranoi esan ekpalai kai ge ex udatos kai di' udatos sunestosa to tou theou logo,

latet enim eos hoc volentes quod caeli erant prius et terra de aqua et per aquam consistens Dei verbo

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:

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:

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:

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

For they disregard this when they please: That the Heavens which were from the first, and The Earth, from the water and by the water, arose by the word of God,

For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,

For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.

For this they wilfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God,

They are deliberately ignoring one fact: Because of God's word, heaven and earth existed a long time ago. The earth [appeared] out of water and was kept alive by water.

They willfully ignore this: Long ago the heavens and the earth were brought about from water and through water by the word of God.

But they deliberately ignore the fact that long ago the heavens existed and the earth was formed by God's word out of water and with water,

For they deliberately suppress this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.

For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

They deliberately forget that God made the heavens by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.

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:

For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;