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.
Ver. 2. I knew a man in Chirst] i.e. A Christian and approved, 2 Corinthians 13:5 .
Above fourteen years ago] See Trapp on " Act 9:9 " All this while till now, he had held his tongue. Taciturnity or silence (in some cases) is a Christian virtue. Either be silent, or say somewhat that is better than silence, was an old moral precept, η σιγαν, η κρειττονα σιγης λεγειν ..