Philippians and Philemon - MR Vincent - 1906.pdf

1 50 PHILIPPIANS [IV. 17, 18
Acts XX. 35.) Aug., distinguishing between the gift as such and
the gift as the offering of a Christian spirit, sa s that a mere gift
might be brought by a raven, as to Elijah.
18. :
' and I have all things.' Ak is not advers-
' 8, I do not seek the gift but the fruit ; and as to
ative, but connective, introducing an additional reason for
my need, I have all that I could need.'
Otherwise Ellic, De W., Ead., Weiss, Alf., Vulg., who take as adversative.
So Alf. "But, notwithstanding that the gift is not that which I
desire, I have received it, and am sufficiently supplied by it." This seems
feeble and superfluous after the strong adversative.
:
' I have to the full.' Nothing remains for me to desire.
marks correspondence ; i.e. " of the contents to the capacity ;
of the possession to the desire " (Lightf.). (See Win. xl. 46.) So
Mt. vi. 2. "They have their reward in full." There is nothing
more for them to receive. (Comp. Lk. vi. 24.) Not a formal
acknowledgment
Theoph.).
of the gift, omitted in vs. 17 (Chr., (Ec,
: 'and abound.' Not only is my need met, but I
have more than I could desire. On irepiaaeveiv see Lightf. on
1 Thess. iii. 12.
IT , '
: I am filled.' Hardly the completion of a climax
(Ellic), since fulness is not an advance on. It rather
introduces the following clause, which is an explanatory comment
upon what precedes.
Se^ot/xevos : Explanatory ' of. I am filled, now that I have
received.': See on ii. 25.
Trap' : 'the things sent from you' (through him).
emphasises the idea of transmission, and marks the connection
between the giver and the receiver, more than , which merely
points to the source. (See Win. xlvii. ; Lightf. on Gal. i. 12;
Schmidt, Synon. 107, 18.)
:
' an odor of a sweet smell.' Their offering of
love is described as a sweet-smelling sacrifice. The expression is
common in O.T. to describe a sacrifice acceptable to God. (See
Gen. viii. 21 ; Lev. i. 9, 13, 17. Comp. 2 Cor. ii. 15, 16; Eph.
V. 2.) is in apposition with ' ; £5 Is genit.
of quality. 'is more general than,denoting an odor of
: any kind, pleasing or otherwise.
'a
sacrifice.' Not the act of sacrifice, but the thing
sacrificed. (See on ii. 1 7.) Here in the same sense as Rom. xii. i.
: ' acceptable.' Rare in N.T., and only here by Paul,
2 Cor. vi. 2 being a quotation. (See LXX ; Lev. i. 3, 4, xix. 5,
xxii. 19.)
ivapearov :
* well-pleasing,' as Rom. xii. i. In N.T. only in