Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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
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
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
Ephesus » Apocalyptic message to
Privileges » Misused » Withdrawn
Repentance » The reward for not repenting
Topics
Interlinear
Ekpipto
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 2:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Letter To The Church In Ephesus
4
However I have this against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.
5
Phrases
Cross References
Revelation 2:16
Turn away from your sins! If you do not repent I will come to you soon. And I will fight against those people with the sword that comes out of my mouth.
Revelation 3:19
I reprove and discipline those whom I love: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Isaiah 1:26
I will give you judges like you had long ago, advisers like you had in the beginning. After that you will be called the Righteous City, the Faithful City.
Isaiah 14:12
O how you have fallen from heaven, you morning star (shining one), and son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who conquered nations!
Jeremiah 2:2-3
Go and announce to Jerusalem, 'This is what Jehovah says: I remember the unfailing loyalty of your youth, the love you had for me as a bride. I remember how you followed me into the desert, into a land that was not sown (farmed).
Ezekiel 16:61-63
You will remember how you have acted, and be ashamed of it when you get your older sister and your younger sister back. I will let them be like daughters to you, even though this was not part of my covenant with you.'
Ezekiel 20:43
There you will remember the way you lived and everything you did to dishonor yourselves. You will be disgusted by every wrong thing that you did.
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you will remember your evil ways and the bad things that you did. You will hate yourselves for all these wicked and disgusting things.
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. They came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame. They became as detestable as that which they loved.
Hosea 14:1
Return, O Israel, to Jehovah your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
Malachi 3:4
The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Jehovah like it was in the old days, in ancient years.
Malachi 4:6
He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers and bring them together again before I come and strike the earth with destruction (a curse).
Matthew 21:41-43
They all said: He will put those cruel men to death. Then he will find other workmen who are worthy and who will give him fruit when it is ready.
Matthew 24:48-51
But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays,
Mark 12:9
What will the lord of the vineyard do? He will destroy the field workers and give the vineyard to others.
Luke 1:17
He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH). (Malachi 3:1)
Luke 12:45-46
If that servant says in his heart, my master delays his coming; and beats the other servants and eats and drinks to excess,
Luke 20:16
He will come and destroy the renters and will give the vineyard to others. When they heard it, they said, God forbid!
Acts 17:30-31
God overlooked the times of ignorance; but now he commands men everywhere to repent.
Galatians 5:4
You who seek to be righteous by Law are separated from Christ. You have fallen away from grace.
Hebrews 10:32
Remember the former days in which, after being enlightened, you endured great struggle with afflictions.
2 Peter 1:12-13
I will always be ready to remind you of these things. Even though you know them, and are established in the truth that is present with you.
Jude 1:24
Now to him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish with exceeding joy.
Revelation 1:20
This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.
Revelation 2:2
I know your works, and your labor, and your patience. I also know how you cannot tolerate those who are evil. You tested those who say they are apostles. They are not apostles. You found them to be liars.
Revelation 2:19
I know your works. I know your love, your faithfulness, your service, and your patience. I know that you are doing more now than you did 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
Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain that are at the point of death: for I have not found your works perfect (completed) before God.
Revelation 9:20-21
The rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk.
Revelation 16:9
Men were scorched with great heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.