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2 John 1:8

Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

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ASV

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

KJV

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
βλέπετεblepetedo watchG991 →
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousyourselvesG1438 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ἀπολέσητεapolesēteyou may loseG622 →
ἃhawhat thingsG3739 →
εἰργασάμεθα,eirgasamethawe have worked for,G2038 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
μισθὸνmisthona rewardG3408 →
πλήρηplērēfullG4134 →
ἀπολάβητε.apolabēteyou may receive.G618 →

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2 Chronicles 15:7But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.1 Corinthians 3:14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.1 Corinthians 3:15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.Psalms 19:11By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.Galatians 3:4Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?Ezekiel 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.Mark 13:9So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.John 4:36Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.Luke 19:26He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.Philippians 2:15–16so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

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