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 Living Translation (NLT)Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.

Context of 2 John 1:8

6This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. 7For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. 9Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him;

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 24:4And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.
• Mark 13:5And Jesus, answering them, began to say: “Take heed that no one deceives you.
• Luke 21:8And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.
• Hebrews 12:15looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
• Revelation 3:11Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
• Galatians 3:4Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
• Galatians 4:11I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.
• Philippians 2:15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
• Philippians 3:16Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
• Hebrews 10:32But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
• Daniel 12:3Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
• John 4:36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.

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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• Obedience
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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