2 Corinthians 12:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.”
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“was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.”
King James Version · Public Domain“how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“that he was caught away to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 12:4 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 31:9I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
- Luke 23:43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
- Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
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