8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.
Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.
looking carefully lest `there be' any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble `you', and thereby the many be defiled;
Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.
I am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world, holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.
He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. Many shall come in my name, saying, I am `he'; and shall lead many astray.