implicates a stative Aktionsart. See “Verbal Aspect and Aktionsart” in the Introduction. The perfect tense makes this clause more prominent. σὺν τῷ Χριστῷ. Accompaniment. Given that the next verse refers to the revealing of Christ, it is best to understand being hidden with Christ as implying that Christ is also hidden (in God). Thus, believers are in union with Christ as one who is hidden in God (Campbell 2012, 221–22). In this context, Paul is contrasting things above with things below. The
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