Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I am no longer here to withstand these things; be thou a worthy successor of me, no longer depending on me for counsel, but thine own master, and swimming without the corks [CALVIN]; follow my steps, inherit their result, and the honor of their end [ALFORD].
watch thou—literally, "with the wakefulness of one sober."
in all things—on all occasions and under all circumstances (Titus 2:7).
endure affliction—suffer hardships [ALFORD].
evangelist—a missionary bishop preacher, and teacher.
make full proof of—fulfil in all its requirements, leaving nothing undone (Acts 12:25; Romans 15:19; Colossians 4:17).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Timothy 4:5:
Ephesians 4:11
Colossians 4:17
1 Timothy 3:1
1 Timothy 4:14
2 Timothy 4:17
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