2 John 1:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you do not lose what we [Note: Some Greek manuscripts say “you”] worked for [i.e., the spiritual blessings you have acquired], but [continue faithful] so that you will receive a full reward. [See Luke 12:47-48; James 3:1; Matt. 20:1-15]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose (throw away or destroy) all that we and you have labored for, but that you may [persevere until you] win and receive back a perfect reward [in full]. American Standard Version (1901) Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward. Common English Bible Watch yourselves so that you don’t lose what we’ve worked for but instead receive a full reward. Catholic Public Domain Version Be cautious for yourselves, lest you lose what you have accomplished, and so that, instead, you may receive a full reward. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Look to yourselves, that you lose not the things which you have wrought: but that you may receive a full reward. |