2 Corinthians 12:4

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was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which are not lawful for a man to utter.

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  • Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.'
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
  • Ezek 31:9 : 9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.

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    1Boasting is indeed not profitable for me. But I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

    2I know 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; God knows—was caught up to the third heaven.

    3And I know such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know; God knows—

  • 2 Cor 12:5-8
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    5On behalf of this man I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

    6For if I desire to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone think more of me than what they see in me or hear from me.

    7And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.

    8Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

  • Rev 4:1-2
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    1After these things I saw, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. The first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."

    2Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and someone was seated on the throne.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-6
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    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

    6Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this clear to you in every way and in all things.

  • 1 Cor 14:2
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    2For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God, because no one understands; they speak mysteries by the Spirit.

  • Gal 1:12
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    12For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • Acts 22:17
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    17After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

  • Eph 3:3-5
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    3that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have briefly written about earlier.

    4By reading this, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

    5which in past generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

  • Rev 10:4
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    4When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.'

  • 1 Cor 2:9
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    9But as it is written: What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and what has not entered the human heart—God has prepared these things for those who love Him.

  • Acts 22:11
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    11Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over and against another.

  • Acts 9:7
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    7The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.

  • Gal 2:2
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    2I went up because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but I did this privately to those of reputation, so that I might ensure I was not running or had not run in vain.

  • 2 Cor 11:16-17
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    16I repeat, let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me as you would a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

    17What I am saying, I do not say as from the Lord, but as if in foolishness, with this confidence of boasting.

  • Acts 4:20
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    20'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'

  • 1 Cor 14:9
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    9In the same way, unless you speak intelligible words through your tongue, how will anyone understand what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

  • 2 Cor 12:10-11
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    10Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

    11I have become foolish in boasting; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, because I am in no way inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing.

  • Eph 3:8
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    8To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

  • Gal 1:16
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    16to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

  • 1 Cor 2:14
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    14But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

  • Acts 22:9
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    9Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

  • Col 4:4
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    4Pray that I may reveal it clearly, as I ought to speak.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • Acts 22:6-7
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    6But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

  • Acts 9:4
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    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

  • Rev 11:12
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    12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

  • Col 2:4
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    4I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive arguments.

  • 1 Cor 4:4
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    4I am not aware of anything against myself, but that does not make me innocent. The one who judges me is the Lord.

  • Acts 26:19
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    19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

  • Eph 4:9
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    9But what does 'he ascended' mean except that he also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For in what way were you less favored than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

  • 1 Thess 4:17-18
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    17After that, we who are alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

    18Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

  • 2 Cor 4:4
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    4In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

  • Rom 15:18
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    18I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.