John Chrysostom, on Heb 13:5

“Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have; for he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.”

“"Let your conversation be without covetousness," he says. He did not say, Possess nothing, but, "Let your conversation be without covetousness": that is, let it show forth the philosophical character of your mind. For he says above also, "And ye took joyfully the spoiling of your goods." (c. x. 34.) He gives these exhortations, that they might not be covetous. "Being content" (he says) "with such things as ye have." Then here also the consolation; "For He" (he says) "hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee"; "so that we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Again consolation in their trials.”

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