Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 2:5
5Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Revelation 2:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Remember therefore 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
Context of Revelation 2:5
3I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary. 4But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. 6Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Read all of Revelation 2Revelation 2:5 word by word
μνημόνευε οὖν πόθεν πέπτωκας, καὶ μετανόησον καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἔργα ποίησον· εἰ δὲ μή, ἔρχομαί σοι καὶ κινήσω τὴν λυχνίαν σου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς, ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσῃς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Rememberμνημονεύωmnēmoneuō · to rememberG3421
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- from whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
- thou art fallenἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
- doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- theἔργονergon · workG2041
- firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- orδέde · thenG1161
- elseεἰei · if: elseG1487
- elseμήmē · notG3361
- I will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- unto theeσύsu · youG4771
- quicklyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035
- will removeκινέωkineō · to moveG2795
- candlestickλυχνίαluchnia · lampstandG3087
- outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- ofτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- exceptἐάνean · ifG1437
Cross-references for Revelation 2:5
- Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.
- Ezekiel 16:61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant.
- Ezekiel 20:43There you will remember your ways and all your deeds by which you have defiled yourself, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil things you have done.
- Ezekiel 36:31“‘You will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.
- 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
- Isaiah 14:12Shining morning star, how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground.
- Hosea 14:1Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.
- Galatians 5:4You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy,
- Revelation 2:16So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 9:20The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.
- Revelation 16:9and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.
- Acts 17:30“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
- Revelation 2:19I know your works — your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
- Revelation 3:2Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before my God.
- Isaiah 1:26I will restore your judges to what they were at first, and your advisers to what they were at the start. Afterward you will be called the Righteous City, a Faithful Town.”
Commentaries on Revelation 2:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Remember - Consider the state of grace in which you once stood; the happiness, love, and joy which you felt when ye received remission of sins; the zeal ye had for God's glory and the salvation of mankind; your willing, obedient spirit, your cheerful self-denial, your fervor in private prayer, your detachment from the world, and your heavenly-mindedness. Remember - consider, all these. Whence thou art fallen - Fallen from all those blessed dispositions…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen - The eminence which you once occupied. Call to remembrance the state in which you once were. The duty here enjoined is, when religion has declined in our hearts, or in the church, to call to distinct recollection the former state - the ardor, the zeal, the warmth of love which once characterized us. The reason for this is, that such a recalling of the former state will be likely to produce a happy influence…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Christ calls those who keep the faith to return to him and repent of being cold-hearted. The warning, I will come and remove your lampstand, means they would lose their status as a church. God would treat them like he did the people who abandoned their faith within Israel (see Romans 11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. whence--from what a height. do the first works--the works which flowed from thy first love. Not merely "feel thy first feelings," but do works flowing from the same principle as formerly, "faith which worketh by love." I will come--Greek, "I am coming" in special judgment on thee. quickly--omitted in two oldest manuscripts, Vulgate and Coptic versions: supported by one oldest manuscript. remove thy candlestick out of his place--I will take away the…Read the comment
Topics related to Revelation 2:5
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Revelation 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries