2 Corinthians 12:4
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That he was caught up into paradise and heard secret words which it is not granted to man to utter.

paradise.

Ezekiel 31:9 For I made him beautiful and thick set with many branches: and all the trees of pleasure, that were in the paradise of God, envied him.

Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my God.

lawful.

Context
Paul's Revelation
3And I know such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth): 4That he was caught up into paradise and heard secret words which it is not granted to man to utter. 5For such an one I will glory: but for myself I will glory nothing but in my infirmities.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:3
And the likeness of a hand was put forth and took me by a lock of my head: and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the vision of God into Jerusalem, near the inner gate, that looked toward the north, where was set the idol of jealousy to provoke to jealousy.

Luke 23:43
And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

Acts 8:39
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took away Philip: and the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

1 Corinthians 13:1
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 Corinthians 12:2
I know a man in Christ: above fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knoweth), such a one caught up to the third heaven.

1 Thessalonians 4:17
Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air: and so shall we be always with the Lord.

Revelation 12:5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.

Lexicon
was caught up
ἡρπάγη (hērpagē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 726: To seize, snatch, obtain by robbery. From a derivative of haireomai; to seize.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Paradise.
Παράδεισον (Paradeison)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3857: Paradise. Of Oriental origin; a park, i.e., an Eden.

[The things] he heard
ἤκουσεν (ēkousen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

[were] too sacred
ἄρρητα (arrēta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 731: Not to be uttered (because too sacred), secret, unspeakable, unspoken. Unsaid, i.e. inexpressible.

for words,
ῥήματα (rhēmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.

things that
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

man
ἀνθρώπῳ (anthrōpō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

is not permitted
ἐξὸν (exon)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1832: It is permitted, lawful, possible.

to tell.
λαλῆσαι (lalēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.


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

that he was caught up into Paradise, and he heard inexpressible words, not being permitted to man to speak.

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable things said which it is not allowed to man to utter.

how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

That he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

God knows--was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable things which no human being is permitted to repeat.

how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

that he was caught away to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.
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