⁴ was caught up^(A) to paradise^(B) and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

⁸ This is why it^[a] says:

⁹ (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions^[c]? ¹⁰ He who descended is the very one who ascended^(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)^(D)