Key Verse Spotlight
2 Corinthians 12:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)”
2 Corinthians 12:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. {I will come: Gr. For I will come}
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. {lawful: or, possible}
Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
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