Revelation 2:5
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New American Standard Bible

Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

International Standard Version

Therefore, remember how far you have fallen. Repent and go back to what you were doing at first. If you don't, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place unless you repent.

A Conservative Version

Remember therefore from where thou have fallen, and repent and do the first works. And if not, I come to thee quickly, and will move thy lampstand out of its place, if thou do not repent.

American Standard Version

Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.

Amplified

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will] and do the works you did at first [when you first knew Me]; otherwise, I will visit you and remove your lampstand (the church, its impact) from its place—unless you repent.

An Understandable Version

So, remember where you have fallen from and repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and do the things you did at first [i.e., when you were first converted], or else I will come and remove your lampstand from its place [i.e., I will not permit the congregation to survive], unless you repent.

Anderson New Testament

Remember, therefore, whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; if not, I will come to you quickly, and I will remove your candlestick from its place, unless you repent.

Bible in Basic English

So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.

Common New Testament

Remember then from where you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Daniel Mace New Testament

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.

Darby Translation

Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: but if not, I am coming to thee, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou shalt repent.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

Remember, therefore, from what you are fallen, and reform, and do the first works, otherwise I will come to you quickly, and take away your lamp out of its place, unless you reform.

Godbey New Testament

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; lest I come to you, and shall move your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Goodspeed New Testament

So remember how far you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will come to you and take your lampstand from its place, if you do not repent.

John Wesley New Testament

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: if not, I come to thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, unless thou repent.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore remember whence thou hest fallen, and repent, and do the first works; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will move the chandelier out of its place, except thou repent.

King James 2000

Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will remove your lampstand out of its place, except you repent.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do {the works you did at first}. But if you do not, I am coming to you, and I will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

Modern King James verseion

Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and will remove your lampstand out of its place unless you repent.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

Now, remember the height from which you have fallen; repent and act as you did at first. If not, I will come to you [very soon] and remove your lamp stand, unless you repent.

Montgomery New Testament

Remember whence you have fallen, and turn again, and do your first works. Otherwise I am coming to you and will remove your candlestick out of its place, unless you repent.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you, and will move your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.

Noyes New Testament

Remember therefore whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, unless thou repent.

Sawyer New Testament

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and change your minds, and do the first works, otherwise I will come to you and remove your candlestick from its place, unless you change your minds.

The Emphasized Bible

Remember, therefore, whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do, thy first works; otherwise, I come unto thee, and will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou repent.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Remember then from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and practise thy first works; but if not, I am coming to thee quickly, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou repent.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Therefore remember from what you have fallen, and repent, and live the life that you lived before; or else, I will come and remove your Lamp from its place, unless you repent.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Be mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. Repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place--unless you repent.

Williams New Testament

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will surely come and move your lampstand from its place -- if you do not repent.

World English Bible

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.

Worrell New Testament

Remember, therefore whence you have fallen, and repent, and do your first works; or else I am coming to you, and will remove your candlestick out of its place, if you do not repent.

Worsley New Testament

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, if thou repent not.

Youngs Literal Translation

remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform;

Themes

The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Withdrawal of the means of grace

Candlestick » Symbolical

Ephesus » Apocalyptic message to

Privileges » Misused » Withdrawn

Repentance » Repenting

Repentance » The reward for not repenting

Repentance » Neglect of, followed by swift judgment

Repentance » Commanded by Christ

Topics

Beginning

Height

Impenitence, Results Of

Poverty, Spiritual

Reformation

Remembering

Repentance, Importance Of

Revival, Corporate

Rejection Of God's Call

Beginning Of Salvation

People Falling From A Height

Repentance

One's Deeds

Taking God's Things

The Fact Of His Coming

Lucifer

revelation

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Remember
G3421
μνημονεύω 
Mnemoneuo 
remember, be mindful, make mention
Usage: 13

therefore
G3767
οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

from whence
G4159
πόθεν 
Pothen 
whence
Usage: 17

thou art fallen
G1601
ἐκπίπτω 
Ekpipto 
fall, fall off, be cast, take none effect, fall away, fail, vr fallen
Usage: 11

and
G2532
G2532
G2532





and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

repent
G3340
μετανοέω 
metanoeo 
repent
Usage: 13

do
G4160
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

the
G2041
ἔργον 
Ergon 
work, deed, doing, labour
Usage: 130

first
G4413
πρῶτος 
Protos 
first, chief, first day, former,
Usage: 67

works
G2041
ἔργον 
Ergon 
work, deed, doing, labour
Usage: 130

or else
G1487
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

I will come
G2064
ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

unto thee
G4671
σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

quickly
G5035
ταχύ 
Tachu 
quickly, lightly
Usage: 5

will remove
G2795
κινέω 
Kineo 
move, wag, remove, mover
Usage: 6

thy
G4675
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

candlestick
G3087
λυχνία 
Luchnia 
candlestick
Usage: 4

out
G1537
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

of
G5117
τόπος 
Topos 
place, room, quarter, licence, coast, where, plain Trans, rock
Usage: 75

his
G846

him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
Usage: 0

place
G5117
τόπος 
Topos 
place, room, quarter, licence, coast, where, plain Trans, rock
Usage: 75

except
G1437
ἐάν 
Ean 
if, whosoever 9, whatsoever 9, though,
Usage: 155

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Revelation 2:5

Christocentric Concentration

References

Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 2:5

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent. 6 Yet this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.


Unless You Repent

Cross References

Revelation 2:16

Therefore repent; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.

Isaiah 1:26

“Then I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning;
After that you will be called the city of righteousness,
A faithful city.”

Isaiah 14:12

“How you have fallen from heaven,
O star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the earth,
You who have weakened the nations!

Jeremiah 2:2-3

“Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord,
“I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth,
The love of your betrothals,
Your following after Me in the wilderness,
Through a land not sown.

Ezekiel 16:61-63

Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, both your older and your younger; and I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant.

Ezekiel 20:43

There you will remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves; and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for all the evil things that you have done.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and your abominations.

Hosea 9:10

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness;
I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season.
But they came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame,
And they became as detestable as that which they loved.

Hosea 14:1

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Malachi 3:4

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

Malachi 4:6

He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.”

Matthew 21:41-43

They *said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”

Matthew 24:48-51

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

Mark 12:9

What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

Luke 1:17

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 12:45-46

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

Luke 20:16

He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

Acts 17:30-31

Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,

Galatians 5:4

You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

Hebrews 10:32

But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings,

2 Peter 1:12-13

Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in the truth which is present with you.

Jude 1:24

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

Revelation 1:20

As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation 2:2

‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

Revelation 2:19

‘I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

Revelation 2:21-22

I gave her time to repent, and she does not want to repent of her immorality.

Revelation 3:2-3

Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.

Revelation 9:20-21

The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

Revelation 16:9

Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.

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