# Revelation 2.5

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**Book:** [Revelation](/codex/revelation/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name's sake, and hast not grown weary.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.</span> 7. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God. (Revelation 2:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">But I have this against you, that you left your first love.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.</span> (Revelation 2:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.</span> (Revelation 2:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">and thou didst bear, and hast endurance, and because of my name hast toiled, and hast not been weary.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">'But I have against thee: That thy first love thou didst leave!</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place, if thou mayest not reform;</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">but this thou hast, that thou dost hate the works of the Nicolaitans, that I also hate.</span> 7. He who is having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Church at Ephesus](/codex/church-at-ephesus/), via [Revelation 2.1-7](/codex/revelation-2-1-7/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Revelation 2](/codex/revelation-2/)
- [Repentance](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)
- [Seven Churches of Asia](/codex/seven-churches-of-asia/), via [Revelation 2.1-7](/codex/revelation-2-1-7/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3340 - metanoeo](/codex/g3340-metanoeo/)
- [G3341 - metanoia](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.