Bible verse

Revelation 2:4

But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

Revelation 2:4 · BSB

Revelation 2:4 in context

The verses around it, from Revelation 2.

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

3 Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

6 But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

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Revelation 2:4 in other translations

KJV

Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

ASV

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

ERV

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

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