2 John 1:8

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. In John's writings only here, John 4:36 (wages), and Revelation 11:18; Revelation 22:12.

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⁸ Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought,b but that we receive a full reward.

Related Commentaries of 2 John 1:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Biblical Illustrator

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 John 1:8