2 Peter 3:6 (YLT)

Passage

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:4 and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

2 Peter 3:5 for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

2 Peter 3:6 through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

2 Peter 3:7 and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

2 Peter 3:8 And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord <FI>is<Fi> as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "through", "water", "having", "been", "deluged", and "destroyed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "for this is unobserved by them willingly..." into verse 7's "and the present heavens and the earth...", so "world" and "through" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.