2 John 1:8

8 Watch out that you do not lose what we[a] have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.

2 John 1:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
ESV
8 Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.
NLT
8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.
MSG
8 And be very careful around them so you don't lose out on what we've worked so diligently in together; I want you to get every reward you have coming to you.
CSB
8 Watch yourselves so that you don't lose what we have worked for, but you may receive a full reward.

2 John 1:8 In-Context

6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
7 I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.
9 Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Matthew 10:42; Mark 10:29,30; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Hebrews 10:35,36; Hebrews 11:26

Footnotes 1

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