Romans 15:16

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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Augustine of Hippo

AD 430
The Gentiles are offered to God as an acceptable sacrifice when they believe in Christ and are sanctified through the gospel.

Cyprian of Carthage

AD 258
Take counsel, therefore, and see that this may be more safely managed with moderation, so that the presbyters also, who there offer. In the meanwhile, let those certain ones among you who are rash and incautious and boastful, and who do not regard man, at least fear God, knowing that, if they shall persevere still in the same course, I shall use that power of admonition which the Lord bids me use; so that they may meanwhile be withheld from offering,

John Chrysostom

AD 407
Now Paul raises his discourse to a loftier tone, speaking no longer of mere ministry only but of “priestly service” also. For Paul, his preaching and evangelizing were a priestly service. It was his form of sacrifice. Nobody would reproach a priest for desiring to offer the most perfect sacrifice possible. Paul says this both to lift up their thoughts and show them that they are a sacrifice and to explain his own part in the matter, because he was appointed to this office. My sacrificial knife, he says, is the gospel, the word of my preaching.

Justin Martyr

AD 165
We are the true high priestly people of God … for everywhere among the Gentiles wellpleasing and pure sacrifices are presented to God.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20

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