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2 John 1:8

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Keep an eye on yourselves — don't let all the work you've put in go to waste. Stay strong so you can get everything God has planned for you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Don't throw away your progress when you're this close to the finish line.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

John, an elder, wrote this letter in the late first century AD to a Christian woman and her children, or possibly a local church. It was written to warn against itinerant false teachers who denied the full humanity of Jesus and sought to infiltrate Christian households, urging discernment and protection from their influence.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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