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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"What then," he might say, "if the Gentiles should learn it? I shall injure them." How so? say they, seeing that even we, the teachers of the Jews, have sent unto them. "As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication." Here with a kind of remonstrance, as "we," say they, commanded them, although we are preachers to the Jews, so do thou, although a preacher …
Theophylact of Ohrid
As we give instructions to the Gentiles, although we preach to the Jews, so also you cooperate with us, although you preach to the Gentiles. Do not be afraid, it is a matter of condescension.
Oecumenius
And for fear that he should say, "If the Gentiles learn this, they will be scandalized," they therefore add: "As for the Gentile believers, we wrote," he says, "commanding them to observe nothing of that sort." Just as then we imposed upon them, although preaching to Jews, so also, you preaching to the Gentiles, cooperate with us: for this is condescension, do not suspect anything. [CHRYSOSTOM]
Western Saints
Bede
About those who believed from among the Gentiles, we wrote judging that they abstain from idols, sacrifices, etc. In Greek, it is more clearly stated: About those who believed among men, we wrote judging that they observe no such thing, except they keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, etc. …
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