American Standard Version
2 John 1:8
8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
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 should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. 7For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward. 9Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son. 10If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:
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βλέπετε ἑαυτοὺς ἵνα μὴ ἀπολέσητε ἃ εἰργασάμεθα, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν πλήρη ἀπολάβητε.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 John 1:8
- Matthew 24:4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.
- Mark 13:5And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.
- Luke 21:8And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
- Hebrews 12:15looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;
- Revelation 3:11I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
- Galatians 3:4Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.
- Galatians 4:11I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.
- Philippians 2:15that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
- Philippians 3:16only, whereunto we have attained, by that same rule let us walk.
- Hebrews 10:32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;
- Daniel 12:3And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
- John 4:36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
- 1 Corinthians 15:8and last of all, as to the child untimely 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
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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
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