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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"That your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me, through my presence with you again." You see that this explains the word "abide with you." Behold his humility. Having said, "for your progress," he shows that it was for his own profit too. This also he does, when he writes to the Romans, and says, "That is, that we may be comforted together in you." Having previously said, "That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift." And what means, "That your glorying may abound"? This glorying was, their establishment in the faith. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Since he said above that he would remain for their progress, he now shows that he too derives some benefit from this, namely, a greater glorification of himself through them, in that they, thanks to his coming to them, will progress further. But what then? Did he come to them? This is unknown and is a matter of dispute.
Cyprian
Such a one, to be estimated not by his years but by his deserts, merited higher degrees of clerical ordination and larger increase. But, in the meantime, I judged it well, that he should begin with the office of reading; because nothing is more suitable for the voice which has confessed the Lord in a glorious utterance, than to sound Him forth in the solemn repetition of the divine lessons; than, after the sublime words which spoke out the witness of Christ, to read the Gospel of Christ whence martyrs are made; to come to the desk …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
Then he explains what he had said, saying, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory, i.e., if it is granted me to come to you again, it will be in order that joy may abound in you: "Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, to him be glory in the church" (Eph. 3:20). And this in Christ Jesus, because the fact that they rejoiced in him was for the sake of Christ: "I want some benefit from you in the Lord!" (Philem. 1:20).
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