Thomas Aquinas, on 2Tim 1:15

“Thou knowest this, that all they who are in Asia, are turned away from me: of whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.”

“Then when he says, you know this, he shows why it was necessary to give this admonition, both because some are slackening and some are progressing. For when a person sees some of his associates making progress and others slowing down, he strives to imitate the good ones: first, therefore, he reminds him that some are slowing up; second, that some are making progress, at the Lord gives mercy. Therefore, he tells him what to avoid to keep out of danger: he that thinks himself to stand, let him take heed, lest he fall (1 Cor 10:12). Therefore, he says, all they who are in Asia are turned away from me; on which a Gloss says: they were full of deceit; for they pretended to sympathize with the Apostle, but only to obtain information with which to slander him. Therefore, they who are turned from me are now in Asia: among them were Phigellus and Hermogenes, who were converted by James.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.