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With my Father (para tōi patri). Locative case of patēr and article used as possessive (common idiom), “by the side of my Father,” picture of intimate fellowship like pros ton theon (face to face with God) in Joh 1:1.
From your father (para tou patros). Ablative case with para (from the side of) and same possessive use of tou in each instance, though “the” will really answer both times. But ho patēr does not mean the same person. Christ’s Father by contrast is not their father.