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What the Fathers say

1 Peter 4:19

Eastern Fathers

Oecumenius

Therefore, if this is so, he says, who are afflicted according to will of God, so that we do not become sluggish, but rather entrust their souls to a faithful Creator by doing good. He said, according to the will of God, either signifying that our afflictions are not without divine providence but are distributed to us as a test from Him; or that, being afflicted by the will of God, we attribute the outcome to Him. …

Commentary on 1 Peter ↗