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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"And when she was baptized," it says, "she and her household" - mark how he persuaded all of them - "she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us": then look at her wisdom, how she importunes the Apostles, how full of humility her words are, how full of wisdom. "If ye have judged me faithful," she says. Nothing could be more persuasive. Who would not have been softened by these words? …
Theophylact of Ohrid
"If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord." See how wise this woman is: first she herself testified that God had called her. Notice also her modesty. She is a simple woman; she sold fabrics dyed in purple. And Luke is not ashamed to mention her trade. She did not say, "If you have seen that I am a great woman," or "I am a pious woman," but says, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord." If to the Lord, then all the more so to you. …
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