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2 Corinthians 12:2

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
2 Corinthians 12:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Οἶδα ἄνθρωπον ἐν Χριστῷ πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, εἴτε ἐν σώματι οὐκ οἶδα, εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα, ὁ θεὸς οἶδεν, ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἕως τρίτου οὐρανοῦ.

  1. ΟἶδαOida“I know”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  2. ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“a man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. ΧριστῷChristō“Christ”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  5. πρὸpro“ago”
    Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
  6. ἐτῶνetōn“years”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  7. δεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōn“fourteen —”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from δεκατέσσαρες · “fourteen” · Strong's G1180
  8. εἴτεeite“whether”
    Conditional · “whether” · Strong's G1535
  9. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. σώματιsōmati“[the] body”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  11. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  12. οἶδα,oida“I know,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  13. εἴτεeite“or”
    Conditional · “whether” · Strong's G1535
  14. ἐκτὸςektos“out of”
    Preposition · from ἐκτός · “outside/except” · Strong's G1622
  15. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. σώματοςsōmatos“body”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  17. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. οἶδα,oida“I know,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  19. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  21. οἶδεν,oiden“knows —”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  22. ἁρπαγένταharpagenta“having been caught up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἁρπάζω · “to seize” · Strong's G0726
  23. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. τοιοῦτονtoiouton“such a man”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τοιοῦτος · “such as this” · Strong's G5108
  25. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  26. τρίτουtritou“[the] third”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from τρίτος · “third” · Strong's G5154
  27. οὐρανοῦ.ouranou“heaven.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)