He also enjoins them to advise or advertise Archippus, whom he doth elsewhere call his fellow soldier, i.e. minister in the gospel, Phm_1:2, on his and Timothy’s behalf, to see to, or be mindful of, the nature of that excellent ministry he had undertaken, Rom_11:13Eph_3:71Ti_4:6; yea, and to be more heedful, Act_20:28,29 1Pe_5:1,2, considering the authority of the Lord Jesus, in whose name he had been called to it, and intrusted with it, Mat_9:38Phi_1:171Ti_5:1,21; having been colleague to Epaphras, or in his absence newly received into this sacred charge, to encourage him to a faithful discharge of his duty therein, to fill up all the parts of his office, and leave none of them unperformed: see Col_1:251Co_9:16,17 1Ti_4:16, with 2Ti_4:5.