2 Corinthians 12:2 meaning and explanation
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
2 Corinthians 12:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is speaking, defending his apostolic authority against rivals in Corinth who judged him by impressive credentials. Reluctantly he recounts an experience from fourteen years earlier, describing it in the third person as “a man in Christ,” which most readers take as a humble way of referring to himself.
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