12:2a I know a man in Christ

I know a man/person who has a relationship with Christ,
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I know a follower of Christ,

12:2b who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.

who was grabbed and lifted to the third heaven fourteen years ago—
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and fourteen years ago ⌊God⌋ ⌊suddenly/unexpectedly⌋ took this person above the sky, above the stars, to the place where God lives.

12:2c Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

I do not know whether ⌊his spirit was⌋ in the body or apart from the body, only God knows.
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I do not know whether he was there in his physical body, or whether he was there only with his spirit. Only God knows. ⌊that⌋.

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