"Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickl…" — Revelation 2:5

Revelation 2:5 · KJV

“Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.”

— Revelation 2:5

Verse 4

Nevertheless I have {somewhat} against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Verse 6

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Revelation 2 — Context

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Nevertheless I have {somewhat} against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Cross References

Revelation 3:2-3

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Revelation 2:16

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Hosea 14:1

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Acts 17:30-31

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Revelation 2:21-22

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Ezekiel 20:43

And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.

Malachi 4:6

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.