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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ." That is, till thy end, thy departure hence, though he does not so express it, but that he may the more arouse him, says, "till His appearing." But what is "to keep the commandment without spot"? To contract no defilement, either of doctrine or of life.
Theophylact of Ohrid
That is, so that neither in dogmas nor in life would you stain yourself with anything. That is, until your death, until your departure. However, he did not say it that way, but said: "even until the appearing," in order to encourage him more, reminding him also of that fearful glory.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Likewise, he commends the order, because in itself it is just and right and irreproachable: you shall not find iniquity in my tongue (Job 6:30). But how long are these words in vogue? Unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The unto specifies the aim intended by these orders, i.e., that by observing these words you may prepare yourself for the coming; or, until your death, because as you are at that moment, so will death find you: he who shall persevere until the end, he shall be saved (Matt 24:13).
Bonaventure
The commandments of God are irreproachable, because they contain nothing unjust. "I command you before God, who gives life to all things, that you keep the commandment without stain, irreproachable."
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