2 John 1:8

2 John 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
• New International Version (NIV)Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

Context of 2 John 1:8

6And this is love: that we walk in accordance with His commandments and are guided continually by His precepts. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should [always] walk in love. 7For many deceivers [heretics, posing as Christians] have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge and confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh (bodily form). This [person, the kind who does this] is the deceiver and the antichrist [that is, the antagonist of Christ]. Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have accomplished together, but that you may receive a full and perfect reward [when He grants rewards to faithful believers]. 9Anyone who runs on ahead and does not remain in the doctrine of Christ [that is, one who is not content with what He taught], does not have God; but the one who continues to remain in the teaching [of Christ does have God], he has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement;

2 John 1:8 word by word

βλέπετε ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lookβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• notμήmē · notG3361
• those things whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we have wroughtἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• we receiveἀπολαμβάνωapolambanō · to get backG618
• aμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134

Cross-references for 2 John 1:8

• Matthew 24:4Jesus answered, “Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error].
• Mark 13:5Jesus began to say to them, “Be careful and see to it that no one misleads you.
• Luke 21:8He said, “Be careful and see to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name [appropriating for themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me alone], saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not follow them.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of God’s grace; that no root of resentment springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;
• Revelation 3:11I am coming quickly. Hold tight what you have, so that no one will take your crown [by leading you to renounce the faith].
• Galatians 3:4Have you suffered so many things and experienced so much all for nothing—if indeed it was all for nothing?
• Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored [to the point of exhaustion] over you in vain.
• Philippians 2:15so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],
• Philippians 3:16Only let us stay true to what we have already attained.
• Hebrews 10:32But remember the earlier days, when, after being [spiritually] enlightened, you [patiently] endured a great conflict of sufferings,
• Daniel 12:3Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.
• John 4:36Already the reaper is receiving his wages and he is gathering fruit for eternal life; so that he who plants and he who reaps may rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one [in importance and esteem, working toward the same purpose]; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.

Commentaries on 2 John 1:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Look to yourselves - Be on your guard against these seducers; watch, pray, love God and each other, and walk in newness of life. That we lose not those things which we have wrought - That we apostles, who have been the means of your conversion, may not be deprived of you as our crown of rejoicing in the day of the Lord Jesus. Instead of the first person plural, , etc., We lose, etc., many MSS., versions, and fathers, read the whole clause in the second…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Look to yourselves - This seems to be addressed to the lady to whom he wrote, and to her children. The idea is, that they should be particularly on their guard, and that their first care should be to secure their own hearts, so that they should not be exposed to the dangerous attacks of error. When error abounds in the world, our first duty is not to attack it and make war upon it; it is to look to the citadel of our own souls, and see that all is well…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 The deceiver and his deceit are described: he brings some error concerning the person or office of the Lord Jesus. Such a one is a deceiver and an antichrist; he deludes souls, and undermines the glory and kingdom of the Lord Christ. Let us not think it strange, that there are deceivers and opposers of the Lord Christ's name and dignity now, for there were such, even in the apostles' times. The more deceivers and deceits abound, the more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8we: This word refers to the apostles and their co-workers. The apostles taught the truth and defended it against false teachings. Believers, referred to as you, are warned to guard their faith against teachings that could lead them away from God (1:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Look to yourselves--amidst the widespread prevalence of deception so many being led astray. So Christ's warning, Mt 24:4, 5, 24. we lose not ... we receive--The oldest manuscripts and versions read, "That YE lose not, but that YE receive." which we have wrought--So one oldest manuscript reads. Other very old manuscripts, versions, and Fathers, read, "which YE have wrought." The we being seemingly the more difficult reading is less likely to have been a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 John 1:8

• Decision
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Look
• confess, confession

Commentaries on 2 John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings