ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 9 v9

GIVING TO THE SAINTS. AMBROSIASTER: If the righteousness of a man who gives to the poor endures forever, how much more will this be true of a man who gives to the saints. For the poor are obvious to all, but the saints are known only to those who can discern them, for they are servants of God who are constant in prayer and fasting and who lead a pure life. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES. CHRYSOSTOM: The things themselves do not remain, but their effects do. Therefore we should not be mean and calculating with what we have but give with a generous hand. Look at how much people give to players and dancers—why not give just half as much to Christ? HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 19.23.

THE BEGINNING OF ETERNAL LIFE. THEODORET OF CYR: Paul adds the prophetic testimony which shows that indifference to money is the beginning of eternal life. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 335.

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