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Patristic Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Acts 20:28 (Commentary on Acts)

Oecumenius, on Acts 20:28

Oecumenius · c. A.D. 550
Acts 20:28 · Douay-Rheims
“Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
On this verse:
“He commands two things of the teachers. For it is not only profitable to correct others, nor to attend only to one's own affairs; for such a person is self-loving. It should be noted that those whom he calls elders here, he likewise calls bishops, that is, because the elders need to supervise the spiritual flocks of the Church, so that no one be weak in faith, no one go hungry or thirsty if he needs rebuke and restoration. He therefore calls bishops the ones who are truly bishops. [AMMONIUS]”

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