Parallel Verses English Standard Version 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. King James Bible 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. American Standard Version Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. Douay-Rheims Bible Be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen: and do penance, and do the first works. Or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou do penance. English Revised Version Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. Webster's Bible Translation Remember therefore from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent. Weymouth New Testament Be mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. Repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place--unless you repent. Revelation 2:5 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesThou art fallen (ἐκπέπτωκας) Lit., hast fallen out. Repent (μετανόησον) See on Matthew 3:2; see on Matthew 21:29. I will come (ἔρχομαι) Rev., correctly, Icome. Quickly Omit. Will remove thy candlestick "Its candlestick has been for centuries removed out of his place; the squalid Mohammedan village which is nearest to its site does not count one Christian in its insignificant population; its temple is a mass of shapeless ruins; its harbor is a reedy pool; the bittern booms amid its pestilent and stagnant marshes; and malaria and oblivion reign supreme over the place where the wealth of ancient civilization gathered around the scenes of its grossest superstitions and its most degraded sins" (Farrar, "Life and Work of Paul," ii., 43, 44). John employs the verb κινέω remove (Rev., move) only in Revelation, and only once besides the present instance, in Revelation 6:14, where, as here, it signifies moving in judgment. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Remember. Ezekiel 36:31 Then shall you remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good... thou art. Hosea 14:1 O Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen by your iniquity. and repent. and do. else. Matthew 24:48-51 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming... Cross References Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Philippians 2:15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, Hebrews 10:32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability. Revelation 1:20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. Revelation 2:2 "'I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. Jump to Previous Act Candlestick Changed Deeds Except Fallen First Heart Hearts Height Lampstand Mind Mindful Move Once Quickly Remember Remove Repent Swiftly Unless Whence WorksJump to Next Act Candlestick Changed Deeds Except Fallen First Heart Hearts Height Lampstand Mind Mindful Move Once Quickly Remember Remove Repent Swiftly Unless Whence WorksLinks Revelation 2:5 NIVRevelation 2:5 NLT Revelation 2:5 ESV Revelation 2:5 NASB Revelation 2:5 KJV Revelation 2:5 Bible Apps Revelation 2:5 Biblia Paralela Revelation 2:5 Chinese Bible Revelation 2:5 French Bible Revelation 2:5 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |
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