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 according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love. 7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded. 9Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

2 John 1:8 word by word

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

• Watchβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• so thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• you do not loseμήmē · notG3361
• you do not loseἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we have worked forἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• you may be fully rewardedἀπολαμβάνωapolambanō · to get backG618
• you may be fully rewardedπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• you may be fully rewardedμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408

Cross-references for 2 John 1:8

• Matthew 24:4Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.
• Mark 13:5Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
• Luke 21:8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
• Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
• Galatians 3:4Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
• Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
• Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
• Philippians 3:16Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
• Hebrews 10:32Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.
• Daniel 12:3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
• John 4:36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

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
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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