Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they put on board such things as were necessary.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
not that he received wages, God forbid; but as it is written, The workman is worthy of his meat. And when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. Matthew 10:10 It is plain that having thus received them, they also received the word of the preaching: for it is not to be supposed, that during an entire three months they would have had all this kindness shown them, had these persons not believed strongly, and herein exhibited the fruits (of their conversion): so that from this we may see a strong proof of the great number there was of those that believed. Even this was enough to establish (Paul's) credit with those (his fellow-voyagers). Observe how in all this voyage they nowhere touched at a city, but (were cast) on an island, and passed the entire winter (there, or) sailing— those being herein under training for faith, his fellow-voyagers, I mean. (a) And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
