NT References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers
2 Corinthians 8:31
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
And let the presbyters be compassionate and merciful to all, bringing back those that wander, visiting all the sick, and not neglecting the widow, the orphan, or the poor, but always "providing for that which is becoming in the sight of God and man; "[38]