2 Timothy 4:5 (KJV)

Passage

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2 Timothy 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "watch", "thou", "endure", "afflictions", "evangelist", "make", and "full". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "watch", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And they shall turn away their ears..." into verse 6's "For I am now ready to be...", so "all things" and "watch" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "watch" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.