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

6Now this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the commandment—just as you heard from the beginning—that you walk in love. 7For many deceivers have gone out into the world—those who do not acknowledge Yeshua as Messiah coming in human flesh. This one is a deceiver and the anti-messiah. Watch yourselves, so you do not lose what we have worked for but receive a full reward. 9Anyone who goes too far and does not remain in Messiah’s teaching does not have God. Anyone who remains in this teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not welcome him into your home or even give him a greeting.

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 24:4Yeshua answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray!
• Mark 13:5Yeshua began to tell them, “Watch out that no one leads you astray!
• Luke 21:8And He said, “Watch out that you are not led astray! For many will come in My name, saying, ‘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 see to it that no bitter root springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.
• Revelation 3:11I am coming soon—hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
• Galatians 3:4Did you endure so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?
• Galatians 4:11I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain!
• Philippians 2:15so that you might be blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world,
• Philippians 3:16Nevertheless, let us live up to the same standard we have attained.
• Hebrews 10:32But remember the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings.
• Daniel 12:3Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those who turn many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
• John 4:36“The reaper receives a reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper may rejoice together.
• 1 Corinthians 3:8Now he who plants and he who waters work as one, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8and last of all, as to one untimely born, He also appeared to me.

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