Philippians and Philemon - MR Vincent - 1906.pdf

24 PHILIPPIANS [l. 19
tinct instruments of,and therefore are not both included
under the one article •;.
Lightf., Alf., Lips., Weiss, make % cover both nouns, rendering ' through
your supplication and supply of the Spirit,' etc.; i.e. the supply of the Spirit
which you furnish through your supplication. This construction would,
further, seem to involve the uniting of with both nouns. So, dis-
tinctly, Weiss, Alf., Lips., and apparently Lightf. It is claimed that if
two distinct instruments were intended, t^s would be repeated. But
I. The absence of a second article does not necessitate the inclusion of
both nouns under •:, since each has its own defining genitive, and therefore
the second article may be dispensed with (Win. xix. 5 i). 2. Even if
the two were included under the one article, that would not be decisive as
to the union of with both. If the genitive %is subjective
(see below), there are two personal agents — you, in your supplication,
and the Spirit with its supply — cooperating for the same end. Nor, if
is taken with?only, is the idea excluded that the supply of the
Spirit is in answer to the prayer of the Philippians.
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Paul makes mention of the Philippians in
his own supplications (vs. 4). Here he assumes that their fellowship
with him in furtherance of the gospel (vs. 5), and their
partaking with him of grace (vs. 7), will call out their supplica-
tions for him. Comp. i Thess. v. 25 ; 2 Thess. iii. i f ; 2 Cor. i.
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II ; Rom. xv. 30-32 ; Philem. 22, Also Ign. Philad. v, ' r\
€,'But your prayer will make me perfect.'
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