ἐν πᾶσι περισσεύουσιν. ἀτιμοῦνται, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἀτιμίαις δοξάζονται. βλασφημοῦνται, καὶ δικαιοῦνται. I Cor. 4, 12 λοιδοροῦνται, καὶ εὐλογοῦσιν: ὑβρίζονται, II Cor. 6, 10 καὶ τιμῶσιν. ἀγαθοποιοῦντες ὡς κακοὶ κολάζονται: κολαζόμενοι χαίρουσιν ὡς ζωοποιούμενοι. ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων ὡς ἀλλόφυ…

nce they profess the state of perfection. Now the apostles worked with their own hands, according to 1 Cor. 4:12 : "We labor, working with our own hands." Therefore it would seem that religious are bound to manual labor. On the contrary, Those precepts that are commonly enjoined…

rogation. It was of necessity when they failed to receive a livelihood from others. Hence a gloss on 1 Cor. 4:12, "We labor, working with our own hands," adds, "because no man giveth to us." It was supererogation, as appears from 1 Cor. 9:12, where the Apostle says that he did no…