Theophylact of Ohrid

The apostles were followed by wealthy women who provided them with necessities and took upon themselves all the care for this, so that they might occupy themselves solely with preaching. Note that he placed the chief apostle last, as the most important, expressing this thought: why speak of the others? Peter himself does this. And he calls the brothers of the Lord James, the bishop of Jerusalem, Joses, Simon, and Judas (Matt. 13:55), who were called brothers of the Lord because Joseph was betrothed to the Mother of God.

Commentary on 1 Corinthians ↗

Clement of Alexandria

The apostles concentrated on undistracted preaching and took their wives around as Christian sisters rather than as spouses, to be their fellow ministers to the women of the household, so that the gospel would reach them without causing scandal.

The Stromata Book 3 ↗

Augustine of Hippo

But let us return to the order of our discourse, and the whole of the passage itself of the Epistle let us diligently consider. "Have we not," saith he, "leave to eat and to drink? have we not leave to lead about a woman, a sister?" What leave meant he, but what the Lord gave unto them whom He sent to preach the kingdom of heaven, saying, "Those things which are (given) of them, eat ye; for the workman is worthy of his hire;" and proposing Himself as an example of the same power, to Whom most faithful women did of their means …

Of The Work Of Monks 8 ↗