But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions: watching implieth:
1. A negation of sleep.
2. An industrious keeping ourselves awake for some end. Keep thyself from all sin, and from all idleness and laziness, and do this industriously, that thou mayst honour God in thy work. Do the work of an evangelist; for thy work is a great work, the work of one who is to publish the gospel; or of one who is left by me the apostle of Christ to settle the church which I have laid the foundation of, Acts 21:8 Ephesians 4:11. Make full proof of thy ministry; make a full proof unto others of thy faithfulness in thy ministerial office and employment.