2 Corinthians 12:2-4

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²I know a ^[a]man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows—such a man was caught up to the ^[b]third heaven.^(A) ³And I know that such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows— ⁴was caught up into ^[c]Paradise and heard inexpressible words which man is not permitted to speak [words too sacred to tell].

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 12:2 Paul had this experience prior to beginning his missionary journeys.
2 Corinthians 12:2 The dwelling place of God, called Paradise by Jesus and also by Paul (v 4).
2 Corinthians 12:4 Paul apparently uses “Paradise” as an equivalent of the third heaven, the dwelling place of God (cf Luke 23:43).