2nd John Chapter 1 verse 8 Holy Bible
Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
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Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.
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See to yourselves, that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive full wages.
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Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
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Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
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See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - The authorities vary much as to the persons of the three verbs, "lose," "have wrought," "receive," some reading "we," and some "ye," in each case. The best reading seems to be, "That ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward, i.e., beware of allowing our work in you to be undone to your grievous loss. Through not seeing the meaning of the passage, some scribes changed" ye" into "we," and others changed" we" into "ye," thus making all three verbs in the same person. There is a similar case in John 9:4, where the true reading seems to be, "We must work the works of him that sent me;" but in order to produce uniformity some scribes altered "we" into "I," while others turned "me" into "us." The next verse explains the nature of the "full reward" which the lady and some of her children are in danger of losing, - it is nothing less than God himself.
