ACC ~ Romans 15 v25

WITH AID FOR THE SAINTS. AMBROSIASTER: Paul wants the Romans to understand that they ought to be concerned with this sort of thing, for those who live because of mercy and who are justified before God ought to show their devotion to their brothers. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

CHRYSOSTOM: Paul explains his delay and in the process takes the opportunity to teach the Romans about the importance of almsgiving. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 30.

I AM GOING TO JERUSALEM. PELAGIUS: In Jerusalem there were saints who had sold all their possessions and laid them at the feet of the apostles, devoting themselves to prayer, reading and teaching. It is clear from this text that their character was such that Paul is traveling in order to attend them in person, and he hopes that his offering will be received by them … thereby showing that it is more blessed to give than to receive. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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