But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
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But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfil your ministry.
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.
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"But watch thou in all things, endure affliction." It was for this therefore, that he foretold these things; as Christ also toward the end predicted that there should be "false Christs and false prophets"; so he too, when he was about to depart, spoke of these things. "But watch thou in all things, endure affliction"; that is, labor, preoccupy their minds before this pestilence assails them; secure the safety of the sheep before the wolves enter in, everywhere endure hardship. "Do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." Thus it was the work of an evangelist that he should endure hardship, both in himself, and from those without; "make full proof of" that is, fulfill "thy ministry."
Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5
People will turn away from the truth, they will grow weary of the plain gospel of Christ, they will be greedy of fables, and take pleasure in them. People do so when they will not endure that preaching which is searching, plain, and to the purpose. Those who love souls must be ever watchful, must venture and bear all the painful effects of their faithfulness, and take all opportunities of making known the pure gospel.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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