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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
It is customary for teachers of the faith to append moral lessons to dogmatic teaching. So does the holy apostle Peter now. He calls them "beloved," and not simply dear, because they are pleasing to him in every respect; for those who are pleasing in only some particular respect are called dear, not beloved. He says that fleshly lusts wage war against the soul, because, in the words of the blessed apostle Paul as well, "the flesh desires what is contrary to the spirit" (Gal. …
Oecumenius
Beloved, I beg you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul: have your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. "Beloved, I beg you." This part must be taken in this way: Beloved, I beg you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. …
Cyprian
...as it is written, the Lord Himself forewarning and saying, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." And Paul the apostle says, "Shine as lights in the world." And similarly Peter exhorts: "As strangers," says he, "and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul, having your conversation honest among the Gentiles; that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify the Lord." …
Western Saints
Bede
Dearest ones, I beseech you as sojourners and travelers, etc. Thus far, blessed Peter has generally instructed the Church, explaining both the benefits by which divine mercy has called us to salvation and the gifts by which, at times the Jews, but now also us, have been deemed worthy of honor. Hence, he earnestly exhorts the diverse persons of the faithful, lest by living carnally, they render themselves unworthy of such great grace of the Holy Spirit. …
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