2 Kings 15:26
But if he shall say to me: Thou pleasest me not: I am ready, let him do that which is good before him.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Si autem dixerit mihi : Non places : præsto sum : faciat quod bonum est coram se.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐὰν εἴπῃ οὕτως Οὐκ ἠθέληκα ἐν σοί, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι, ποιείτω μοι κατὰ τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וְאִם֙ כֹּ֣ה יֹאמַ֔ר לֹ֥א חָפַ֖צְתִּי בָּ֑ךְ הִנְנִ֕י יַֽעֲשֶׂה לִּ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר ט֖וֹב בְּעֵינָֽיו
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily XVI on Acts vii. 6, 7
Hearing these things, let us in our afflictions flee to Him. “And their groaning,” saith He, “I have heard:” not simply, “because of their calamities.” But if any should ask, Why then did He suffer them to be evil entreated there? Why, in the first place, to every just man his sufferings are the causes of his rewards. And in the next place, as to why He afflicted them: it was to show His power, that He can (do all), and not only so, but that He may also train them. Observe in fact; when they were in the desert, then they “waxed fat, they grew thick, they spread out in breadth, they kicked” ( Deut. xxxii. 15 ): and ever and always ease was an evil. Therefore also from the beginning He said to Adam: “In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat thy bread.” ( Gen. iii. 19 .) Also (it was) in order that having come out of much suffering into rest, they might give thanks to God. …
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, Philemon 1:4-6
Many are elated on account of their humility; but let not us be so affected. Hast thou done any act of humility? be not proud of it, otherwise all the merit of it is lost. Such was the Pharisee, he was puffed up because he gave his tythes to the poor, and he lost all the merit of it. ( Luke xviii. 12 .) But not so the publican. Hear Paul again saying, “I know nothing by myself, yet am I not hereby justified.” ( 1 Cor. iv. 4 .) Seest thou that he does not exalt himself, but by every means abases and humbles himself, and that too when he had arrived at the very summit. And the Three Children were in the fire, and in the midst of the furnace, and what said they? “We have sinned and committed iniquity with our fathers.” ( Song, v. 6 , in Sept.; Dan. iii. 29, 30; v. …