“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these — the minimalist sufficiency: trophe (sustenance) and skepasma (covering) represent adequacy. Contentment (arkeo) with basics liberates from pathological acquisition.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:8
Such things, and so much ought we to eat, as will suffice to nourish us, and such things should we put on, as will cover us, and clothe our nakedness, and nothing more; and a common garment will answer this purpose. Then he urges them from the consideration of things here, saying,
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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