ACC ~ Romans 1 v29

WICKEDNESS THE SOURCE OF OTHER SINS. AMBROSIASTER: Paul put wickedness at the head of the list, because he thought that evil and covetousness depended on it. He then added malice, from which flows envy, murder, strife and deceit. After this he put malignity, which generates gossip and slander. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

THE INTENSITY OF WICKEDNESS. CHRYSOSTOM: Notice how everything here is intensive—“filled” and “with all.” Having named maliciousness in general, Paul goes on to discuss the particulars, and these too he mentions in excess—“full of envy,” etc. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 5.

VICES LINKED TO EACH OTHER. PELAGIUS: Paul shows that wickedness and evil are the chief causes of the vices. Envy is rightly linked to murder, since it is the chief cause of this crime. Strife exists when something is defended, not by reason but by a proud spirit. Deceit is secret malice covered in flattering speech. Malignity is a wish or a work of malice. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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