ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 4 v15

DISTINGUISHING THE TRUE FATHER FROM SUBSEQUENT GUIDES. ORIGEN: The father is the one who has sown the seed of the gospel in their souls. The guides are those who have taken the child later on and helped him develop. COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.21.9-11.

I BECAME YOUR FATHER. AMBROSIASTER: Paul is telling the Corinthians that nobody else will ever love them the way he does. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

THE LOVE OF A FATHER. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul is not claiming any dignity here, but rather he is showing the depth of his love. Dignity belongs to the teacher, but love is the mark of the father. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 13.4.

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