2 Timothy 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:3 For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:

2 Timothy 4:4 And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.

2 Timothy 4:5 But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution 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", "thou", "vigilant", "labour", "evangelist", "fulfil", "ministry", and "sober". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And will indeed turn away their hearing..." into verse 6's "For I am even now ready to...", so "all things" and "thou" 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 "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.