ACC ~ Romans 16 v2

PHOEBE’S HELPFULNESS. ORIGEN: Paul commands that those who dedicate themselves to good works ought to be received by their brethren and be held in honor by being provided with whatever they might need. COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS.

THAT YOU MAY RECEIVE HER. AMBROSIASTER: Paul praises Phoebe as highly as he does because the more she appears to be an excellent person in the sight of others, the more she will receive the help owed to her in love. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

HER SAINTLINESS. CHRYSOSTOM: There are two reasons why Phoebe should be received by them. First, she has been received by the Lord, and second, she is herself a saint. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 30.

HER SUPPORTIVENESS. PELAGIUS: Help her with expenses or support, says Paul, because she also helped many people as long as she had the means. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

HER HOSPITALITY. THEODORET OF CYR: It is probable that Phoebe helped Paul by offering him hospitality in her house at Corinth for the short time that he was there. In return Paul opened the whole world to her, and throughout the Mediterranean she became a famous woman. INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS.

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