2 Corinthians 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ¹  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ²  things that a person ³  is not permitted to speak.

Luke 24:51

24:51 Now ⁴  during the blessing ⁵  he departed ⁶  and was taken up into heaven. ⁷ 

Luke 24:1

The Resurrection

24:1 Now on the first day ⁸  of the week, at early dawn, the women ⁹  went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices ¹⁰  they had prepared.

Luke 4:17

4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He ¹¹  unrolled ¹²  the scroll and found the place where it was written,

Hebrews 9:24

9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation ¹³  of the true sanctuary ¹⁴  – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

Revelation 12:5

12:5 So ¹⁵  the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, ¹⁶  who is going to rule ¹⁷  over all the nations ¹⁸  with an iron rod. ¹⁹  Her ²⁰  child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,

[12:4]  ¹ sn In the NT, paradise is mentioned three times. In Luke 23:43 it refers to the abode of the righteous dead. In Rev 2:7 it refers to the restoration of Edenic paradise predicted in Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35. The reference here in 2 Cor 12:4 is probably to be translated as parallel to the mention of the “third heaven” in v. 2. Assuming that the “first heaven” would be atmospheric heaven (the sky) and “second heaven” the more distant stars and planets, “third heaven” would refer to the place where God dwells. This is much more likely than some variation on the seven heavens mentioned in the pseudepigraphic book 2 Enoch and in other nonbiblical and rabbinic works.

[12:4]  ² tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ³ tn Grk “a man.”

[24:51]  ⁴ tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[24:51]  ⁵ tn Grk “while he blessed them.”

[24:51]  ⁶ tn Grk “he departed from them.”

[24:51]  ⁷ tc The reference to the ascension (“and was taken up into heaven”) is lacking in א* D it sy^s, but it is found in Ì⁷⁵ and the rest of the ms tradition. The authenticity of the statement here seems to be presupposed in Acts 1:2, for otherwise it is difficult to account for Luke’s reference to the ascension there. For a helpful discussion, see TCGNT 162-63.

[24:1]  ⁸ sn The first day of the week is the day after the Sabbath.

[24:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women mentioned in 23:55) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:1]  ¹⁰ tn On this term see BDAG 140-41 s.v. ἄρωμα. See also the note on “aromatic spices” in 23:56.

[4:17]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And unrolling the scroll he found.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Instead a new sentence has been started in the translation.

[4:17]  ¹² tn Grk “opening,” but a scroll of this period would have to be unrolled. The participle ἀναπτύξας (anaptuxa") has been translated as a finite verb due to the requirements of contemporary English style.

[9:24]  ¹³ tn Or “prefiguration.”

[9:24]  ¹⁴ tn The word “sanctuary” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.

[12:5]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the anticipated birth.

[12:5]  ¹⁶ tn On this term BDAG 135 s.v. ἄρσην states: “male…The neut. ἄρσεν Rv 12:5, difft. vs. 13, comes fr. Is 66:7 and is in apposition to υἱόν. On the juxtaposition s. FBoll, ZNW 15, 1914, 253; BOlsson, Glotta 23, ’34, 112.”

[12:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “shepherd.”

[12:5]  ¹⁸ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[12:5]  ¹⁹ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[12:5]  ²⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.