From the early Church Fathers to now.
6 Patristic witnesses · 1 Orthodox witness · 1 Catholic witness
“For God is "jealous," and is One who is not contemptuously derided -derided, namely, by such as flatter His goodness-and who, albeit "patient," yet threatens, through Isaiah, an end of (His) patience.”
“Here Paul is blessing the Romans in the manner of the patriarchs and prophets.… It is a great blessing that they should all understand and think alike. If you want to know just how great it is, look at what the Savior said in the Gospel: "If two or three of you agree, whatever they ask will be done for them by God." …This unanimity must be "in accord with Christ Jesus," for of course it is possible to conspire together for evil.”
“For since he had given his own advice, and had also urged the example of Christ, he added the testimony of the Scriptures also, to show that with the Scripture Himself giveth patience also. And this is why he said, "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another, according to Christ Jesus." For this is what love would do, be minded toward another even as toward himself. Then to show again that it is not mere love that he requires, he adds, "according to Christ Jesus." And this he does, in all places, because there is also another sort of love. And what is the advantage of their agreeing?”
“The God of steadfastness is the Holy Spirit, who grants that with one mind, in accordance with Christ, we may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. His steadfastness is meant to lead to repentance, and his encouragement is for those who have already repented.We are to live in harmony, so that each one may seek the salvation of the other as if it were his own, just as Christ saved everyone from death by his own death.”
“Paul adds "in accord with Christ Jesus" in order to show that he is not praying for them to live in unbounded harmony but rather in a godly consensus.”
“He shows that along with the Scriptures, God gives us patience and consolation. Therefore he also calls Him the God of patience and consolation, as the giver and author of these good things. He also asks of Him that He would grant us "to be like-minded one toward another." For it is characteristic of love to think the same about one's neighbor as one thinks about oneself. But since there is a worldly love, he added: "according to the teaching of Jesus Christ," that is, think that which is pleasing to Jesus Christ.”
“Then when he says, now may the God of patience, because it seemed exceedingly difficult for a mere man to be able to imitate the example of Christ, as it says in Ecclesiastes: what is man that he should be able to follow the king, his maker? (Eccl 2:12), he makes use of a prayer, saying: now may the God of patience, i.e., the giver: you are my patience (Ps 71:5), and of comfort, i.e., who bestows spiritual consolation: the Father of mercies and God of all comfort (2 Cor 1:3), grant you, from whom is every best gift (Jas 1:17), that you be of one mind, that is, agree with one another: agree with one another, live in peace (2 Cor 13:11), not consenting in sin, but according to Christ Jesus, of whom it is said: he is our peace, who has made us both one (Eph 2:14).”
“As if he had been sent for their salvation, the apostle charges the people with a good wish, praying that God may grant them a common understanding of his wisdom according to Christ Jesus, so that they may be wise in the teaching of Christ. For then they will be able to please God by following the example of the Lord, who said: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friends" and his brethren, and with one voice and one confession magnify God the Father in Christ.”
The reader meets the sources first; chronology and attribution do the work. Provenance is shown on every quotation — solid for hosted public domain, dashed for link-out.