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Revelation 2:4 KJV
Revelation · chapter 2 · verse 4
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.Revelation 2:4 · King James Version
Revelation 2:4 in context
2I 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:
3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5Remember 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.
6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
Commentary
Cross references
- Matthew 24:12-13
- Jeremiah 2:2-5
- Hebrews 6:10-11
- Philippians 1:9
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3
- Revelation 3:14-17
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
- Philippians 3:13-16
Key words (Strong's)
- Neverthelessallabut, nevertheless, notwithstanding, an objection, an exception, a restriction, nay…G235 →
- againstkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
- leftaphiēmito send away, to bid going away or depart, of a husband divorcing his wife, to send…G863 →
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We have here, I. The inscription, where observe, 1. To whom the first of these epistles is directed: To the church of Ephesus, a famous church planted by the apostle Paul (Acts 19), and afterwards watered and governed by John, who had his residence very much there.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7