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Homilies on First Corinthians, Book 43, Ch. 8 — Tolle Lege

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St. John Chrysostom

Homilies on First Corinthians

Book 43 › Chapter 8

1 Corinthians 16:8

“But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.”

As we should expect, he tells them all exactly, informing them as friends. For this too is a mark of friendship to say the reason why he was not with them, why he delayed, and where he was staying.

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Source: Homilies on First Corinthians (New Advent)