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2 corinthians 12:4

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2 Corinthians 12:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

2 Corinthians 12:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 12:4

Theological / Devotional

Paradise. See on Luke 23:43.

Unspeakable. Gr. arrhēta, “unsaid,” “unspoken,” “unspeakable.”

It is not lawful. Literally, either “it is not permitted,” or “it is not possible.” Either Paul had been instructed not to reveal what he saw and heard or human language was inadequate to describe it. Compare 1 Cor. 3:2.

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