1 Thessalonians 5:14 Douay-Rheims

And we beseech you, brethren, rebuke the unquiet, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men.

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

If we are to hate ungodly and lawless men, we shall go on also to hate sinners. Thus, in regular succession, you will find yourself cut off from most of your brothers, indeed, from all of them. There is not one of them without sin. If it is our duty to hate the enemies of God, we would have to hate not only the ungodly but backsliders as well. Then we would be worse than wild beasts, shunning all and puffed up with pride, just like the Pharisee. Paul commanded us differently. "Admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all."

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A.D. 407 · on 1Thess 5:14 (HOMILIES ON FIRST CORINTHIANS 33.5)

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