2 Corinthians 12:3 meaning and explanation

And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

2 Corinthians 12:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is speaking, defending his apostolic credentials to a Corinthian church impressed by rival teachers. To match their boasts he recounts a vision, yet he tells it in the third person, as a man in Christ, out of modesty.

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