Revelation
Revelation 2:4–5
4But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. 5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
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Revelation 2:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| this | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| against | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| you | σοῦ | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| You have abandoned | ἀφῆκες | aphēkes | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| first | πρώτην | prōtēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
Revelation 2:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| keep in mind | μνημόνευε | mnēmoneue | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3421 I remember, make mention of |
| how far | πόθεν | pothen | Adverb | G4159 whence |
| you have fallen | πέπτωκας | peptōkas | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| Repent | μετανόησον | metanoēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3340 I repent, change my mind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| perform | ποίησον | poiēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| deeds | ἔργα | erga | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| at first | πρῶτα | prōta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4413 first, before |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you do not repent | μετανοήσῃς | metanoēsēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3340 I repent, change my mind |
| I will come | ἔρχομαί | erchomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| remove | κινήσω | kinēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2795 I move, stir, excite |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| lampstand | λυχνίαν | lychnian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3087 a lamp-stand |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| place | τόπου | topou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 2:4 Matthew 24:12–13 · Jeremiah 2:2–5 · Hebrews 6:10–11 · Philippians 1:9 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · Revelation 3:14–17 · Philippians 3:13–16 · Revelation 2:14 · Revelation 2:20
Revelation 2:5 Revelation 3:2–3 · Revelation 3:19 · Revelation 2:16 · Hosea 14:1 · Acts 17:30–31 · Revelation 2:21–22 · Ezekiel 20:43 · Malachi 4:6 · Revelation 1:20 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 12:45–46 · Isaiah 1:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.