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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"With me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you or of man's day." "I judge myself unworthy," saith he, "of being judged by you." And why say I, "by you?" I will add, "by any one else." Howbeit, let no one condemn Paul of arrogance; though he saith that no man is worthy to pass sentence concerning him. For first, he saith these things not for his own sake, but wishing to rescue others from the odium which they had incurred from the Corinthians. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
The Corinthians suffered from the following ailment. Those who had divided among themselves over teachers, acting as judges, mocked and rejected pious men for their lack of learning; on the contrary, they received vicious men for their eloquence, rashly pronouncing the following verdicts: such a one is better than such a one, this one is inferior to him, that one is superior to this one, and this one to that one. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, But with me, he shows that he has no regard for this judgment. First, he asserts that he is not concerned about the judgment of others on this point, saying: But with me who am the least of the dispensers, it is a very small thing, i.e., I regard it a trivial good, to be judged by you as faithful or unfaithful. …
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