Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
However, I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.
A Conservative Version
Nevertheless, I have against thee because thou left thy first love.
American Standard Version
But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"But, this is what I have against you, that you have forsaken your first love [i.e., love for Christ and His church].
Anderson New Testament
But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Bible in Basic English
But I have this against you, that you are turned away from your first love.
Common New Testament
But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Daniel Mace New Testament
nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Darby Translation
but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Nevertheless, I have against you that you have lost your first love.
Godbey New Testament
But I have something against you, because you have left your first love.
Goodspeed New Testament
But I hold it against you that you do not love as you did at first.
John Wesley New Testament
But I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.
Julia Smith Translation
But I have against thee, for thou hest let go thy first love.
King James 2000
Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I have [this] against you: that you have left your first love.
Modern King James verseion
But I have against you that you left your first love.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, for thou hast left thy first love.
Moffatt New Testament
But I have this against you: you have given up loving one another as you did at first.
Montgomery New Testament
But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
New Heart English Bible
But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
Noyes New Testament
But I have this against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.
Sawyer New Testament
But I have against you that you have left your first love.
The Emphasized Bible
Nevertheless, I have against thee, that, thy first love, thou hast left.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Yet have I a charge against thee, that thou art gone back from thy first love.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But this I have against you--You have abandoned your first love.
Webster
Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Weymouth New Testament
Yet I have this against you--that you no longer love Me as you did at first.
Williams New Testament
But I hold it against you that you do not love me as you did at first.
World English Bible
But I have this against you, that you left your first love.
Worrell New Testament
But I have it against you, that you left your first love.
Worsley New Testament
Yet I have somewhat against thee; for thou hast left thy first love.
Youngs Literal Translation
'But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!
Themes
Affections » Should not grow cold
Backsliders » Instances of » Churches of asia
Backsliding » Results of » Loss of spiritual enthusiasm
Backsliding » Is leaving the first love
Ephesus » Apocalyptic message to
Love » For Christ » Grown cold
Topics
Interlinear
Alla
References
Morish
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Ephesus
3 I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love! 5 Therefore, remember from what high state you have fallen and repent! Do the deeds you did at the first; if not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place -- that is, if you do not repent.
Cross References
Matthew 24:12-13
and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.
Jeremiah 2:2-5
"Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: 'This is what the Lord says: "I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.
Philippians 1:9
And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight
Philippians 3:13-16
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
Hebrews 6:10-11
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Revelation 3:14-17
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God's creation: