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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
But wherefore did he utter at all that same lofty expression, "I labored more abundantly than they?" He saw that the occasion compelled him. For had he not said this, had he only depreciated himself, how could he with boldness call himself to witness, and number himself with the rest, and say, "Whether then it be I or they, so we preach." For the witness ought to be trustworthy, and a great man. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Whether I labored more or they did, yet in preaching, he says, we are all in agreement. And he did not say: if you do not believe me, then believe them, for he would have demeaned himself and would have appeared a witness of truth not worthy of belief; but he says that he himself is a sufficient witness on his own, and they themselves are sufficient on their own. With the word "we preach" he also confirms the truth of his words. For we speak not in secret, but openly, and not at some time, but even now. …
Irenaeus
With regard to those (the Marcionites) who allege that Paul alone knew the truth, and that to him the mystery was manifested by revelation, let Paul himself convict them, when he says, that one and the same God wrought in Peter for the apostolate of the circumcision, and in himself for the Gentiles. Peter, therefore, was an apostle of that very God whose was also Paul; and Him whom Peter preached as God among those of the circumcision, and likewise the Son of God, did Paul [declare] also among the Gentiles. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
910. – Whether then it was I or they, so we preach. Here he shows the agreement of the preachers; and this can be read in two ways: first, as confirming what has been said. As if one were to say: You preach thus, but we do not believe you alone, because you are the least of the Apostles. …
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