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QUESTION—What is meant by ἐν αύτῷ ‘in him’? It means in Christ’s person [EG, Mrt], in his entire human nature [Lns], in his bodily personality [My], as one would make his/her home in a house, with importance being given to the house because of who lives there [Lg]. It means a full sharing in the divine nature [NIC]. Christ has the divine nature, he is just like God [TH]. QUESTION—What is the significance of the fronted position of ἐν αὐτῷ ‘in him’? It is emphatic [Alf, EG, EGT, Lns, My, SSA,
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