Verse 5 explicitly refers back to 'this man' from verse 2—the one Paul will boast about while not boasting except in weaknesses.

Verse 3 continues the same account of being caught up to paradise, repeating the uncertainty about being in or out of the body.

In 2 Corinthians 12:4, Paul continues the same account: caught up to paradise and hearing inexpressible things.

2 Corinthians 5:8 expresses the desire to be absent from the body and present with the Lord, which is exactly the state Paul experienced in his rapture.

In 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Paul contrasts being 'at home in the body' and 'away from the Lord' — echoing the same body/spirit ambiguity as his rapture.

Ezekiel is lifted by the Spirit between earth and heaven in visions — a direct parallel to Paul being caught up to the third heaven.

In Revelation 12:5, the child (Christ) is 'snatched up' (harpazo) to God's throne — same verb as Paul's being caught up.

The Spirit lifts Ezekiel and returns him in a vision — another example of prophetic transportation like Paul's rapture.

In Revelation 4:2, John is also taken in the Spirit to heaven's throne room, mirroring Paul's being caught up to the third heaven.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:17, believers are 'caught up' (same Greek verb harpazo) to meet the Lord — parallel to Paul's own experience.

John 14:20 defines the believer's union with Christ ('in Christ'), which is the basis for Paul's identity as 'a man in Christ'.

Revelation 21:10 shows John carried in the Spirit to see the heavenly Jerusalem, analogous to Paul's journey to the third heaven.

Obadiah fears the Spirit will carry Elijah away to an unknown place — similar to Paul's being caught up to an unknown heaven.

Acts 22:17 describes Paul's trance in the temple — a similar visionary experience to the catching up into heaven.

Ezekiel 43:5 records the Spirit transporting Ezekiel to see God's glory, mirroring Paul's transport to the third heaven.

Ezekiel 8:3 describes the Spirit lifting Ezekiel in a vision, a direct parallel to Paul being caught up to heaven.

The prophets suggest the Spirit has taken Elijah and cast him somewhere — mirroring the mysterious transportation of Paul's experience.

Philip is bodily transported by the Spirit — a different mode than Paul's ambiguous 'in or out of the body' rapture, yet both are supernatural relocations.