John Chrysostom

Was Paul in poverty or in wealth? did he suffer hunger, or did he not? You may hear himself saying, "In hunger and thirst." Did the prophets suffer hunger, or did they not? They too had a hard time of it. "Again, you fetch up Paul to me, again the prophets, some ten or twenty men." But whence shall I bring examples? "Show me from the many some who bear ills nobly." But the rare is ever such: however, if you will, let us examine the matter as it is in itself.

Homily on Acts 51 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

Not only were the afflictions coming from without insufficient; he also burdened himself with his own labors, anxieties, and sleepless nights.

Commentary on 2 Corinthians ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Here he lists the evils voluntarily assumed, namely, those endured in homes, and he lists three evils opposed to the three goods which are necessary for domestic life. The first good is restful sleep; the second is sustenance from food; the third is the warmth of clothing. To restful sleep he opposes labor and watchings, in regard to which he says, in toil, i.e., manual labor: "You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me" (Ac. …

Commentary on 2 Corinthians ↗