It seems that many wicked women were unintentionally a source of blessing and learning to many saints. As the Bible says, “Out of the strong came something sweet” (Judges 14:14). We have learned how St. Antony benefitted spiritually from a word spoken by a woman who did not hesitate from taking off her clothes before him.

The person who wants to benefit spiritually will use every resource to his advantage — even a sinful woman’s words as the Bible says, “to the pure, all things are pure” (Titus 1:15).

Contemplations on the Life of St. Antony the Great
H.H. Pope Shenouda III