Revelation 2:5

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.

Context of Revelation 2:5

3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 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. 6But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

Revelation 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, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
• Ezekiel 16:61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on the basis of my covenant with you.
• Ezekiel 20:43There you will remember your conduct and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil you have done.
• Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.
• 2 Peter 1:12So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
• Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
• Hosea 14:1Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
• Galatians 5:4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
• Jude 1:24To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—
• Revelation 2:16Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Revelation 9:20The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
• Revelation 16:9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
• Acts 17:30In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Revelation 2:19I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.
• Isaiah 1:26I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

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

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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