So that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
These praises are not uncritical, as the rest of the epistle makes clear. But they are inserted in order to prepare the Corinthians for the criticism which is to come. For whoever starts out with unpleasant words antagonizes his hearers. Paul starts by praising them in order to avoid this.
