# 2 Corinthians 12.1 **Book:** [2 Corinthians](/codex/2-corinthians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.** > > 2. I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. 3. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth), (2 Corinthians 12:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.** > > 2. I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven. 3. I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows), (2 Corinthians 12:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I will come: Gr. For I will come** > > 2. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) (2 Corinthians 12:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.** > > 2. I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known, such an one being caught away unto the third heaven; 3. and I have known such a man, whether in the body, whether out of the body, I have not known, God hath known, (2 Corinthians 12:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [2 Corinthians 12.1-4](/codex/2-corinthians-12-1-4/) **Concepts:** - [Astral Projection](/codex/astral-projection/), via [2 Corinthians 12.1-4](/codex/2-corinthians-12-1-4/) - [Pam Reynolds (NDE 1991)](/codex/pam-reynolds-nde-1991/), via [2 Corinthians 12.1-10](/codex/2-corinthians-12-1-10/) **Lexicon:** - [G0602 - apokalypsis](/codex/g0602-apokalypsis/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.