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2 John 1:8

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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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  1. Hebrews 10:35Rank 1 from verse 8
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    35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

  2. Revelation 3:11Rank 2 from verse 8
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    11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:14Rank 3 from verse 8
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    14If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

  4. 1 Corinthians 3:8Rank 4 from verse 8
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    8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  5. Hebrews 12:15Rank 5 from verse 8
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    15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

  6. Galatians 3:4Rank 6 from verse 8
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    4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

  7. John 4:36Rank 7 from verse 8
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    36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

  8. Mark 13:9Rank 8 from verse 8
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    9¶ But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

  9. Galatians 4:11Rank 9 from verse 8
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    11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

  10. Luke 21:8Rank 10 from verse 8
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    8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

  11. Matthew 24:24–25Rank 11 from verse 8
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    24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

    25Behold, I have told you before.

  12. Philippians 2:15–16Rank 12 from verse 8
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    15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

    16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

  13. Hebrews 10:32Rank 13 from verse 8
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    32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

  14. Mark 13:23Rank 14 from verse 8
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    23But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

  15. Matthew 24:4Rank 15 from verse 8
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    4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

  16. Philippians 3:16Rank 16 from verse 8
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    16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

  17. Daniel 12:3Rank 17 from verse 8
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    3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

  18. Mark 13:5–6Rank 18 from verse 8
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    5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

    6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

  19. 1 Corinthians 15:8Rank 19 from verse 8
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    8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

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2 John 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lose

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1. To be deprived of or fail to keep. 2. To fail to obtain. 3. To destroy or cause to perish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wrought

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Worked, laboured, acted, made, formed, fashioned, performed, produced, or brought about.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

reward

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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:1THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

1:2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

1:3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

1:4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

1:5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

1:6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

1:7For 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.

1:8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

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1:9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

1:10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

1:11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

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