There are four occurrences of this word in Hebrews, namely 1:3; 8:1;

10:12 and 12:2, and they all speak of one act, the seating of Christ in

resurrection at the right hand of God.  Both the word sugkathizo, seated

with, and the idea involved in the word are absent from this epistle; indeed,

the very theme of the epistle forbids its use.  Even though the Hebrews were

bidden to `draw near' with `boldness of entry' into the holiest of all, the

very idea that any one should `sit together' there in that holy place is

foreign to the whole conception of the epistle.  It is not that the epistle

does not stress the act of being `seated' or the position at the `right

hand', it does, for it contains more references to this position than the

whole of Paul's remaining epistles.  If it had been within the range of

revealed truth to have uttered the climax doctrine of Ephesians 2:6 to the

Hebrews, Paul would have done so.  He was urging them on to `perfection', he

pointed them away to the seated Christ, and it is obvious that the calling of

the Hebrews could not have included the high dignity of being `made to sit

together' in the heavenlies, for if it had, Paul must have said so.

Therefore, any who dare to add to the words of inspiration for whatever

reason, do so at their peril.

In ordinary use, the effect of the addition of sun to either kathizo or

kathemai is seen in the two occurrences of the words.

`He sat with the servants' (Mark 14:54).

`And were set down together' (Luke 22:55).

Both of these passages refer to the same incident.  It describes the

attitude of Peter on the night of the betrayal.  He disassociated himself

from Christ and His followers, denying any knowledge of Him with oaths and

curses.  By sitting with the servants, Peter intended to give the impression

that he was one of them.  He indeed `sat' with the scornful (Psa. 1:1).

`Hath quickened us together with Christ ... and made us sit together in

heavenly places in Christ Jesus' (Eph. 2:5,6).

Removed from its context, the expression `made us sit together' would

mean no more than what we have already seen in Mark 14:54.  The context,

however, is a vital part of every word whether in the Bible or in everyday

conversation.  The three verbs must be read together.  `He hath quickened us

together with Christ'.  There is no possible doubt as to the fact that the

word `together' here refers to the believer's close union with Christ; it

says so.  This is implied, though not repeated, in the next sentence `He hath

raised us up together (with Christ)', for there is no meaning or truth in the

idea that the believer today has been raised together with all other

believers, that can only take place at the coming of the Lord, but it still

retains the significance of the first verb `raised up together with Christ'.

By all the laws of language and of common sense, the same must be true of the

third verb `He hath made us sit together with Christ'.  Two additional

statements follow, both indicating sphere.

`In heavenly places';

`In Christ Jesus'.