John Chrysostom

"In journeyings often, in hunger and thirst and nakedness, besides those things that are without." What is left out is more than what is enumerated. Yea rather, one cannot count the number of those even which are enumerated; for he has not set them down specifically, but has mentioned those the number of which was small and easily comprehended, saying, "thrice" and "thrice," and [again] "once;" but of the others he does not mention the number because he had endured them often. …

Homily 25 on 2 Corinthians ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

Enduring all this, the teacher of the universe did not have sufficient food and clothing, but struggled naked and fought hungry. Moreover, he still omitted much, for such is the meaning of the expression "besides the things that are without." And even concerning what he did mention, he did not speak of each individually, but only enumerated what could easily be expressed in number, saying "five times" and "three times"; but what was inconvenient to enumerate, he expressed indefinitely, for he said "many times, often." Notice then: …

Commentary on 2 Corinthians ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then when he says, And, apart from other things, he lists the internal evils he assumed, namely, those caused by anxiety of heart because of the activities of the false apostles. Now a good prelate is concerned about two things affecting his subjects, namely, their safety and the defection. And the Apostle suffered affliction in regard to both; the first, when he says, and, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. …

Commentary on 2 Corinthians ↗