Ephesians 2:6 (WEB)
and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Catechism · 2
"I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body"
“The Father has already "raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus."” — Catechism footnote: Eph 2:6.
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"
“When the Church prays "our Father who art in heaven," she is professing that we are the People of God, already seated "with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" and "hidden with Christ in God;"” — Catechism footnote: Eph 2:6; Col 3:3.
Fathers and councils · 10
John Damascene
“Verily the divine Apostle says, God hath raised us up together and made us sit together in Christ.” — editor's note: Ephes. ii. 6.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Then vain is our preaching, vain our faith and vain the hope of the resurrection for the Apostle, it appears, lies when he says “and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”” — editor's note: Ephes. ii. 6
Read the whole comment“So Paul exclaims ‘And have raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places’ at His right hand.”” — editor's note: Ephes. ii. 6
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Ambrose of Milan
“But as the Apostle has said that on Him through that flesh which is the pledge of our salvation, we sit in heavenly places, though certainly not sitting ourselves, so also He is said to be subject in us through the assumption of our nature.” — editor's note: Eph. ii. 6.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For into that flesh the Church too hath been taken by the Word, “who was made flesh, and dwelt in us;” for that “In heavenly places hath He made us to sit together with Him.”” — editor's note: Eph. ii. 6.
Read the whole comment“And so accordingly we may understand the Lord to have said, “That where I am, there they may be also.”” — editor's note: Eph. ii. 4–6.
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John Chrysostom
“And [the Apostle] himself also pointing out this very thing, says, “That in the ages to come He might show forth the exceeding riches of His goodness, He both raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” ( Eph. ii. 7, 6.)” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“…folly is reached if we through the faith in Christ which is in the Spirit hope that we shall be raised together with Him and sit together in heavenly places, whenever He shall change our vile body from the natural to the spiritual, and yet refuse to assign to the Spirit any share in the sitting together, or in the…” — editor's note: cf. Eph. ii. 6.
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Aphrahat
“And when He returned to Him that sent Him, He took away, when He went, that which He had not brought, as the Apostle said:—He has taken us up and seated us with Himself in the heavens.” — editor's note: Eph. ii. 6.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“If, therefore, man has become immortal, he will also be God.” — editor's note: ἔσται καὶ Θεός, referring probably to 2 Pet. i. 4, ἵνα διὰ τούτων γένησθε θείας κοινωνοὶ φύσεως, “that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature.”…
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Catechism §1003 and 1 other place.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith III.6.
Cited together in Catechism §1003 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §1003.
Cited together in Catechism §2796.
Cited together in Catechism §2796.