<p>4:18- see on Jn. 12:3.</p><p><i>But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, they were as the odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God</i>- &quot;I have all things&quot; is quoting from Jacob in Gen. 33:11. Having earlier deceived Esau of the blessing, he asks Esau to now &quot;take away my blessing, for God has dealt with my in grace, and I have all things&quot;. Jacob eagerly resigned all the material blessings he once held dear, because God's grace was &quot;all things&quot; to him. The same argument is used to Paul in 2 Cor. 11, where he is told that having God's grace is sufficient; we need nothing more, because with that we have all things. Paul is reasoning here that he is &quot;filled&quot;, his cup is not half full but full; not because of what they have sent in itself, but because that gift was spiritual fruit for them, and a very acceptable sacrifice to God. Paul has earlier written that the sacrifice of his life to God was made upon their sacrifice to Him; he wrote in 2:17 in the conditional tense: &quot;If I be offered upon your sacrifice... I joy and rejoice with you all&quot;. Now he had seen their sacrifice, he was the more ready to be offered himself. And this is why he could speak of his joy at their offering (:10). Again we see how the nature of his eternal salvation was bound up with their salvation; his offering of his life and theirs went together. Truly no man is an island in Christ; we are inextricably linked, both now an eternally, with our brethren.</p>