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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Desert Fathers
He also said, 'Evil cannot drive out evil. If anyone hurts you, do good to him and your good will destroy his evil.'
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
The apostle Paul teaches us in the clearest possible way that alms are to be distributed to everybody, when he says, "Let us be tireless, while we have the time, in doing good to all, though supremely to those at home in the faith." This indeed makes it plain enough that in works of this kind the just are to be given preference. Who else, after all, are we to understand by "those at home in the faith," since elsewhere it is stated plainly, "The just person lives by faith"? …
Bede
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him," etc. This can be understood both of physical food and spiritual nourishment.
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