2 Corinthians 12:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

New Living Translation
that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.

English Standard Version
and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter.

Berean Study Bible
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.

New American Standard Bible
was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

NASB 1995
was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

NASB 1977
was caught up into Paradise, and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

Amplified Bible
was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words which man is not permitted to speak [words too sacred to tell].

Christian Standard Bible
was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a human being is not allowed to speak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
was caught up into paradise. He heard inexpressible words, which a man is not allowed to speak.

Contemporary English Version
But he was taken up into paradise, where he heard things too wonderful to tell.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
was snatched away to paradise where he heard things that can't be expressed in words, things that humans cannot put into words. I don't know whether this happened to him physically or spiritually. Only God knows.

International Standard Version
was snatched away to Paradise and heard things that cannot be expressed in words, things that no human being has a right even to mention.

NET Bible
was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred to be put into words, things that a person is not permitted to speak.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

New King James Version
how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

King James 2000 Bible
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

New Heart English Bible
how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a human to utter.

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
And that he was caught up to Paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, which a man is not permitted to speak.

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

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
How that he was taken vp into Paradise, and heard words which cannot be spoken, which are not possible for man to vtter.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Howe that he was take vp into paradise, & hearde vnspeakeable wordes, which is not lawfull for man to vtter.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
how that he was take vp in to Paradise, and herde wordes not to be spoken, which no man can vtter.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
howe yt he was take vp into paradise and hearde wordes not to be spoke which no man can vtter.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
that he was snatched up to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.

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

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

Smith's Literal Translation
That he was carried off into paradise, and heard words not to be told, which it was not permitted man to speak.

Literal Emphasis Translation
That he was caught up unto/into Paradise and heard words not to be uttered because too sacred, which are not permitted to man to speak.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That he was caught up into paradise, and heard secret words, which it is not granted to man to utter.

Catholic Public Domain Version
who was enraptured into Paradise. And he heard words of mystery, which it is not permitted for man to speak.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Who was snatched up to Paradise and heard words that are unspeakable, because it is not authorized for a man to speak them.

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

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
was caught away to Paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Godbey New Testament
that he was caught up to Paradise, and heard unutterable words, which it is impossible for a man to speak.

Haweis New Testament
that he was caught up into paradise, and heard ineffable words, which it is not permitted to man to speak.

Mace New Testament
this I know, that he was snatch'd up into paradise, and heard such secrets as it is not lawful for a man to reveal.

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

Worrell New Testament
that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, which it is not lawful for a man to speak.

Worsley New Testament
I know not, God knoweth) that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unutterable words, which it is not permitted unto man to speak.
















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