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1 Corinthians 4:21 (WEB)
What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Fathers and councils · 10

Ambrose of Milan, Concerning Repentance I.13Book I
“Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Ambrose of Milan, Letters Letter 41
“Wherefore also the Apostle says: “What will ye, shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and in the spirit of gentleness?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 89
“Thus too the Apostle threatens: “What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Augustine of Hippo, Harmony of the Gospels II.31Book II
“And in the same way, once more, the “rod” of which the apostle spoke in the words, “Shall I come unto you with a rod?” is meant in a spiritual sense; while the same term bears the literal meaning when it occurs of the rod applied to a horse, or used for some other purpose of…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Jerome, Letters Letter 82
“You come to me not with a rod and severity but in a spirit of kindness, gentleness, and meekness.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Jerome, Letters Letter 108
“Shall I come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of meekness?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 2
“…time he feeds with milk, at another he handles mysteries; at one time he condescends, at another he raises to his own level; at one time he threatens a rod, at another he offers the spirit of meekness; at one time he is haughty toward the lofty, at another lowly toward the lowly.” — editor's note: Ib. iv. 21.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 21
“…truly wise; his disposition sufficed for the training of his spiritual children, with very little need of words; his words with very little need of the rod, and his moderate use of the rod with still less for the knife.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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Gregory the Great, The Book of Pastoral Rule II.6Part II
“Shall I come unto you with a rod (1 Cor. iv. 21)?” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor I.7Book I
“Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, in the spirit of meekness?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. iv. 21.
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