language. Cf. τ Cor. xii. 26. Ver. 18. τὸ δ᾽ αὐτό. Adverbial use = ὡσαύτως. Cf. Matt. xxvii. 44.—
συγχαίρ. This is, of course, a different joy from that which he shares with them, It is their joy in his obtaining the martyr’s crown,
Vy. 19-24. HIS PURPOSE TO SEND TO THEM TIMOTHY, A GENUINE FRIEND OF THEIR COMMUNITY.—Ver. 1ο. Clemen (Einhettlichkett d. paulin. Briefe, p. 138) seeks to prove that vv. 19-24 do not belong to this context. This is to for- get the flexibility and rapid transitions natural to a friendly letter. The last paragraph, in spite of its joyful tone, ended with a note of anxious foreboding for tle Philippians. He will dispel the dark shadow.—év K. "Ino. Cf. ver. 24 infy., and the repeated occurrence of this and cognate phrases all through Paul’s Epistles. See the note on chap. i, 1 supr, His intention depends on the will and power of Christ, just as its
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a Only here κἀγὼ "εὐψυχῶ, γνοὺς τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν. 20. οὐδένα γὰρ ἔχω "ἰσόψυχον, Ὁ Oak Bere ὅστις "γνησίως τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν “μεριμνήσει. 21. οἱ πάντες γὰρ τὰ
Ps. liv.14. ἑαυτῶν "ζητοῦσιν, οὐ τὰ τοῦ” Χριστοῦ ὃ Ἰησοῦ.
ς Only here in N.T. d τ Cor. vii. if: xii. 25; 4] ἐ χοά, v.g; Bar. iii. 18. ii. g. Rare word. Ps. Ixvii. 31 (Symm.).
1 L νπερ.
ει Cor. x. 24, xiii. 5.
22. τὴν δὲ ‘Soxiphy
αὐτοῦ γινώσκετε, ὅτι ὡς πατρὶ τέκνον, σὺν ἐμοὶ ἐδούλευσεν εἰς Td
f In N.T. only in Paul, ¢g., Rom. v. 4; 2 Cor.
2 So some minn., Chr., Thdrt. Edd. om. τον with NABCDEFGKLP, Clem.
3So Ti., Ws., W.H. (Γ with BL, cop. syrp. ethro., Thdrt., Thphl., Chr. ext. Trg., Alf., Lft., Myr., W.-H. (mg.) 1. X. with QACDEFGP 17, 39, 47, 115, O.L. vgcle. am. tol. syr.8ch. arm., Clem., Chr. com., Euth.cod., Victorin., Ambrst,
Χριστον K, ethpp., Ουρι.
performance will be regulated with a view to His ρ]οτγ--πέµψαι. We should expect future infinitive, but the aorist is often used instead “after verbs of hoping and promising in which wish or will intrudes” (Gildersleeve on Justin Μ., Apol., i., 12, 23).---κἀγώ. He takes for granted that the visit of Timothy will cheer the Philippians. It will cheer him also to know how they ἀο.---εὐψνχῶ. Common in sepulchral Inscrr. in the form εὐψύχει, “ farewell!” There area few exx. elsewhere, ¢.g., Joseph., Ant., xi., 6, 9, of Ahasuerus, καὶ τὴν ᾿Εσθῆρ᾽ εὐψυχεῖν καὶ τὰ ίττω προσδοκᾷν παρεθάρρυνεν. --- γνοὺς has probably a slightly ingressive force, '' when I come to know”.
Ver. 20. ον. ‘Compounds with ltoo- usually mean not merely ‘like,’ but ‘as good as,’ or ‘no better than’” (Jebb on Soph., Ο.Τ., 478). Τὸ whom does it refer? De W., Myr., Vine. and others refer it to Paul. But surely it can only apply to Timothy. At least the relative sentence seems to necessitate this interpretation. ‘I have no one like-minded, [ mean having that kind of mind (ὅστις) which will, etc. ... but ye know his approvedness.”’ Besides, if he were thinking of himself, must he not have added ἄλλον to οὐδένα» “genuinely”. There is no apparent necessity to take it (with Lft. and Vince.) as = “ by an instinct derived from his spiritual parentage”. yv. is used frequently in secular writers = true, genuine. Cf. Phocyl., 2, γνήσιος φίλος; Pind., Olymp., ii., 21, γνησίαις ἐπ᾽ ape- ταῖς. Cf. chap. iv. 3.--μεριμνήσει = “‘ give one’s thoughts to a matter’’. Cf. 1 Cor. vii. 33, and see a good note in Jebb on Soph., Οδ κας
Ver. 21. οἱ πάντες “ee ἴητ.
This
verse has roused surprise. Where were all Paul's faithful brethren in the Lord? Has he no one but Timothy to fall back upon? It must be borne in mind that we have to do with a simple letter, not a treatise, or history of Paul’s work. The Apostle speaks in an outburst of strong feeling, for he is a man of quick im- pulses. He does not for a moment mean that he has no genuine Christian brethren in his company. But he had found, in all probability, that when he pr to some of his companions, good Christian men, that they should visit far-distant Philippi, they all shrank, making various excuses. Timothy alone is willing, the one man he can least afford to spare. It is hard to part with him at such a critical time. No wonder that he should feel hurt by this want of inclination on the part of the other brethren to undertake an important Christian duty. No wonder that he should speak with severity of a