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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Ye had compassion on them that were in bonds." Thou seest that he is speaking concerning himself and the rest who were in prison. Thus ye did not account "bonds" to be bonds: but as noble wrestlers so stood ye: for not only ye needed no consolation in your own distresses, but even became a consolation to others. And "ye took joyfully the spoiling of your goods." O! what "full assurance of faith"! Then he also sets forth the motive, not only consoling them for their struggles, but also that they might not be shaken from the Faith. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
You not only had no need of consolation in your own sufferings, but also became a consolation to others, of which I am a witness. Having said, among other things, how they were sharers in the sufferings of others, he now speaks again of how they endured their own sorrows. To be plundered is a great thing, for you were plundered because you believed. Of course, you could have chosen not to believe. "Accepted" denotes voluntary endurance, and something willingly chosen. …
Oecumenius
"For you had compassion on my chains." He said, Not only did you not need relief, but you also extended helping hands to others who were bound. "the plundering." It is great to bear the plunder of resources. And when it is accepted even with joy, it is apostolic [ἀποστολικόν]. "and you joyfully accepted." He praises their voluntary patience. "knowing that you have." Behold, he also affirms that they have faith. "and enduring." This is firm, not as perishing, and passing from one to another.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
539. – Then when he says, for you had compassion on the prisoners [them that were in bands], he explains what he had said. First of all in regard to the second, namely, how they had compassion, for among the Jews many were in bands; as it says in Acts (8:3) that Paul made havoc in the Church, committing men and women to prison: 'I was in prison and you visited me' (Mt. 25:36). …
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