Revelation 2:4
“ ‘Nevertheless I have against you that you have left your first love.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
In Context
3and you have born up and endured on account of my name, and not grown weary.
Cross References
Matthew 25:7Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
Philippians 3:13Brothers, I do not consider that I have already claimed it, but this: forgetting the things behind and straining toward those ahead,
2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers, and properly so, because your faith is really growing, and the love of each and every one of you towards each other keeps increasing;
Revelation 2:14“ ‘Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you have there adepts of the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things offered to idols and to fornicate.
Revelation 3:14“And to the messenger of the church in Laodicea write: “These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the Originator of God's creation:
Matthew Henry on Revelation 2:2-8
The Church in Ephesus. ( a. d. 95.) 1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4… Read the whole commentary →