2 John 1:8
What meaning of the 2 john 1:8 in the Bible?
What does 2 John 1:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought,b but that we receive a full reward."
What does 2 John 1:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought,b but that we receive a full reward."
VER. 2 JOHN 1:8 avpole,shte … avpola,bhte {A} Superior manuscript evidence supports the second person verbs, which are also congruent with ble,pete e`autou,j. See also the following comment....
Verse 2 John 1:8. _LOOK 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 WROUGH...
LOOK 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...
THE SECOND EPISTLE The Second Epistle is addressed by the elder unto the elect lady and her children. The word elder has the same meaning as it has in 1 Peter 5:1. Some take it that the elect lady me...
EXHORTATION AND WARNING. The commandment of love given by Christ to His Church from the beginning must be faithfully observed. Loyalty to Christ meant that His followers must beware of the false teach...
THE ELECT LADY (2 John 1:1-3)...
LOOK TO. App-133. WE. The texts read "ye" in both occurances. LOSE. Greek. _apollumi._ See John 17:12. HAVE WROUGHT. i.e. the truth and love resulting from John's teaching. REWARD. Greek. _misthos...
We now enter upon the main portion of the Epistle, which has three divisions: _Exhortation to Love and Obedience_(5, 6); _Warnings against False Doctrine_(7 9); _Warnings against False Charity_(10, 11...
We now enter upon the main portion of the Epistle, which has three divisions: _Exhortation to Love and Obedience_ (5, 6); _Warnings against False Doctrine_ (7–9); _Warnings against False Charity_ (10,...
ΒΛΈΠΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΒΛΈΠΩ (G991) видеть, наблюдать, следить, ΆΠΟΛΈ- ΣΗΤΕ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΆΠΌΛΛΥΜΙ (G622) терять, страдать от потери. _Conj._ с ΜΉ (G3361) в отр. _прид._ цели. О текст...
LOOK TO YOURSELVES, &C.— "Beware therefore of them; look about you; stand upon your guard; and take heed that your own faith and practice be not corrupted by them; that so neither you yourselves, nor...
Warning of waywardness. 2 John 1:7-11 (2 John 1:7) Because many wanderers have gone out into the world, the ones not confessing Jesus as Christ coming in flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist...
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. LOOK TO YOURSELVES - amidst the widespread deception, so many being led astray. So Chris...
VERSE 8. LOOK TO YOURSELVES. With relation to these deceivers, this antichrist, be careful; be on your guard as to their specious stories, their plausible speeches; be led not astray by them; cling t...
1 It is a striking fact that John never appeals to his apostleship in his epistles. In this short note, as well as in the next one, he is simply an elder. This accords with the private character of th...
1:8 wages. (c-17) That is, 'recompense for work.'...
HOW TO LIVE IN THE TRUTH 2 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THIS LETTER 1. WRITER At the start of the letter, the writer calls himself the ‘*elder’. There are three ways that we can use the word ‘*eld...
(2) St. John had lately had opportunity of observing bow some of the matron’s children proved their adherence to the truth by their daily conduct. Having congratulated her about this, he states the ch...
A Warning against Heretical Teaching. “Because many deceivers went forth into the world even they that confess not Jesus as Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist. Look to you...
WALKING IN TRUTH 2 John 1:1 This exquisite letter, a model of old-world correspondence, was probably written when the Apostle was the guest of the nephews of the lady addressed. The Epistle revolves...
BEWARE OF DECEIVERS John warned the elect lady that "many deceivers have gone out into the world." The word "deceivers" comes from the Greek word for wandering or roving, according to Thayer. They tra...
(4) (e) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. (4) He that makes shipwreck of doctrine, loses all. (e) Beware, and take good heed...
We here see the reward for adhering to the Catholic faith, and the condemnation for revolting from the received truth. The apostles, and their lawful successors in the ministry, determine the true doc...
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. (8) Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which...
The Second and Third Epistles of John insist on the truth. The Second warns the faithful against the reception of those who do not teach the doctrine of Christ, especially the truth respecting the Per...
LOOK TO YOURSELVES,.... This is an exhortation to the elect lady, and her children, to look about them, and take care of themselves, and beware of these deceivers, and their doctrines: THAT WE LOSE N...
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. Ver. 8. _That we lose not, &c._] The godly, when they fall into foul courses, or grow remis...
_Look to yourselves_ Take heed, lest you grow remiss or negligent in the course of your obedience. _That we lose not_, &c. Lest you lose the reward of what you have already done, which every apostate...
THAT WE LOST NOT; through the seductions of these deceivers leading you to depart from the truth, any portion of the blessings we have obtained, or which the gospel offers....
Warning against false teachers...
WROUGHT: Or, gained. Some copies read, which ye have gained, but that ye receive, etc....
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 th...
Such changes of the person, as we here find, are neither unusual, nor, in exhortation, inelegant; but some copies read in the two latter clauses YE. He presses to constancy in the true, incorrupt Chri...
2 John 1:8 Look G991 (G5720) yourselves G1438 that G3363 do G622 not G3363 lose G622 (G5661) things G3739 worked G2038 (G5662) but G235 receive G618 (G5632) full G4134 reward G3408 Look - Matthew 24:...
‘Look to yourselves, that you do not lose the things which we have wrought, but that you receive a full reward. Whoever goes onward and abides not in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He who abides...
2 John 1:8. LOOK TO YOURSELVES: a rare expression, intimating the deep earnestness of the warning. THAT YE LOSE NOT THE THINGS WHICH WE HAVE WROUGHT: the apostles were God's labourers; but, with refin...
LOOK TO YOURSELVES (βλεπετε εαυτους). Imperative active with reflexive pronoun as in Mark 13:9. The verb often used absolutely (Philippians 3:2) like our "look out."THAT YE LOSE NOT (ινα μη απολε...
CONTENTS: Truth and love inseparable in the Christian life. Doctrine the test of reality. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, elect lady, anti-christ. CONCLUSION: The test of our love to God is universal...
WATCH YOURSELVES. "Do not let anyone fool you and steal away your promise!" Although we do not _earn_ our salvation, still there is a human response that is necessary. Compare what John said in John 4...
_Look to yourselves._ SELF-INSPECTION I. look to your creed, whether it be scriptural. We know too well there may be a scriptural creed without real piety; but it does not appear how there can be th...
2 JOHN—NOTE ON 2 JOHN 1:7 The Elder’s Concern. Doctrinal confusion was a threat to the congregation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i
PREFACE TO THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISTLE OF S. JOHN.. SEVERAL ancient writers have entertained doubts respecting the Second and Third Epistles of S. John, supposing them to have been written by John...
Tonight, we want to look at 2 John and 3 John and the book of Jude, all short little one-chapter epistles. The epistles of 2 John and 3 John were of course, written by the apostle John. A situation ex...
1 Corinthians 15:8; 1 Corinthians 3:14; 1 Corinthians 3:8; Daniel 12:3; Galatians 3:4; Galatians 4:11; Hebrews 10:32; Hebrews 10:35; Hebrews 12:15;...
Look to yourselves that [β λ ε π ε τ ε ε α υ τ ο υ ς ι ν α]. %Ina in order that, marks the intent of the caution. See on John 14:13. We lose [α π ο λ ε σ ω μ ε ν]. The best texts read ajpoleshte, ye...
That we lose not the things which we have wrought — Which every apostate does. But receive a full reward — Having fully employed all our talents to the glory of him that gave them. Here again the apos...
Here our apostle resumes his exhortation to them to constancy and perseverance in the faith and obedience of the gospel, from this argument, lest they should lose the fruit of their faith professed, t...