5. 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 (Tit 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 (Ac 12:25; Ro 15:19; Col 4:17).