Whom I would have retained with me, that in your stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Do you see after how much previous preparation, he has at length brought him honorably before his master, and observe with how much wisdom he has done this. See for how much he makes him answerable, and how much he honors the other. You have found, he says, a way by which you may through him repay your service to me. Here he shows that he has considered his advantage more than that of his slave, and that he respects him exceedingly.
