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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"To Him who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light." He hath said a great thing. What has been given, he saith, is of this nature; He hath not only given, but also made us strong to receive. Now by saying, "Who made us meet," he showed that the thing was one of great weight. …
Basil of Caesarea
For He Himself has bound the strong man and spoiled his goods, that is, us men, whom our enemy had abused in every evil activity, and made "vessels meet for the Master's use" us who have been perfected for every work through the making ready of that part of us which is in our own control. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Having the intention to accuse them of acting incorrectly in the matter of teaching, he first speaks affectionately, so that it would not seem that he accuses them as an enemy. Therefore, having first said: I pray for you, that He may grant you such and such blessings (which is completely uncharacteristic of an enemy), he now says: with joy I give thanks for the blessings that you have. Therefore I accuse you not out of enmity, but out of love. I would even wish to constantly praise you, but necessity compels me to reproach. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, giving thanks to God the Father, he gives thanks for the favors granted to all of the faithful: first for the gift of grace, and then secondly for the fruit of grace (v. 13). And so he says: We pray for you, giving thanks to God, as our Creator, and the Father, by adopting us, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. …
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