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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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Study note

Paul was under attack in Corinth from rivals who boasted of visions and credentials. Reluctantly he answers in their terms, and in 2 Corinthians 12 he speaks of a spiritual experience from about fourteen years earlier.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago -- whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God has known -- such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Conozco á un hombre en Cristo, que hace catorce años (si en el cuerpo, no lo sé; si fuera del cuerpo, no lo sé: Dios lo sabe) fué arrebatado hasta el tercer cielo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Conozco a un seguidor de Cristo que hace catorce años fue llevado al tercer cielo. No me pregunten si fue corporalmente o en el espíritu, porque no lo sé; sólo Dios lo sabe. Y sé que este hombre

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