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2 Corinthians 12:4New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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4 who was caught away into paradise and heard words that cannot be spoken and that are not lawful for a man to say.
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2 Corinthians 12:4The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν παράδεισον καὶ ἤκουσεν ἄρρητα ῥήματα ἃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι.
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2 Corinthians 12:4The Bible in Living English
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4 to have been snatched up into Paradise and heard unutterable words which it is not permissible for a man to speak.
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2 Corinthians 12:4American Standard Version
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4 how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
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2 Corinthians 12:4The Emphasized Bible
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4 How that he was caught away into paradise, And heard unspeakable things Which it is not allowable for a man to utter:
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2 Corinthians 12:4King James Version
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4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
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2 CorinthiansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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12:4 w83 11/15 28-29; w83 12/15 30; gh 153-154; sl 131-134; ad 1269; kj 309; w70 327, 767-768; w66 263; w62 160; w59 69, 77; nh 186; w52 248; el 286; w49 187; w31 282
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2 CorinthiansResearch Guide
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w18.12 p. 8 pars. 6-12
it-2 “Paradise” par. 9
w15 7/15 pp. 8-9 pars. 7-9
w08 7/15 p. 28 par. 6
w04 10/15 pp. 8-10
w97 6/15 p. 5
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2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 12New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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paradise: The Greek word pa·raʹdei·sos occurs three times in the Christian Greek Scriptures. (Lu 23:43, see study note; 2Co 12:4; Re 2:7) Similar words can be found in both Hebrew (par·desʹ at Ne 2:8; Ec 2:5; Ca 4:13) and Persian (pairidaeza). All three words convey the basic idea of a beautiful park or parklike garden. The word “paradise” can mean various things in this context. (See study note on 2Co 12:2.) Paul may have been referring to (1) the literal earthly Paradise that is ahead, (2) the spiritual condition that God’s people will enjoy in the new world, or (3) the conditions in heaven. It was not lawful to speak of such things in Paul’s day because God’s time had not yet come to reveal the details regarding the outworking of God’s purpose.
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