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;

'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.

After

for it is impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that is toward me.

because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ye endured

Not yet unto blood did ye resist -- with the sin striving;

And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

General references

Not yet unto blood did ye resist -- with the sin striving;