2 Corinthians 12:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 23:43 : 43 And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise.
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
  • Ezek 31:9 : 9 I made it beautiful with its mass of branches: so that all the trees in the garden of God were full of envy of it.

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