1. I have to boast, even though it doesn't do any good. But I will now talk about visions and revelations given me by the Lord.
2. I know a certain Christian man who fourteen years ago was snatched up to the highest heaven (I do not know whether this actually happened or whether he had a vision — only God knows).
3-4. I repeat, I know that this man was snatched to Paradise (again, I do not know whether this actually happened or whether it was a vision — only God knows), and there he heard things which cannot be put into words, things that human lips may not speak.
5. So I will boast about this man — but I will not boast about myself, except the things that show how weak I am.