ACC ~ 2 Timothy 2 v9a

PAUL TAUGHT FROM PRISON. CHRYSOSTOM: For just as it is not possible to bind a sunbeam or to shut it up within the house, so neither can the preaching of the word be bound. And what was much more, when the teacher was bound, the word flew abroad. He inhabited the prison, and yet his teaching winged its way everywhere throughout the world! HOMILIES CONCERNING THE STATUES 16.5.

MORE CONSOLATION. CHRYSOSTOM: Out of his own story he once again brings consolation and encouragement. He prepares his hearer’s mind in two phases: First that he should be ready to endure hard times. Second, he does this for a useful purpose, gaining though he suffers harm. HOMILIES ON 2 TIMOTHY 4.

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