2 Corinthians 12:4 meaning and explanation

was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.

2 Corinthians 12:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is defending his apostolic authority against rivals in Corinth, so he reluctantly recounts a vision. He speaks of "a man in Christ," most likely himself, caught up into Paradise, a Jewish term for the dwelling place of God and the righteous dead.

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