Revelation 2:4

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This verse comes from Christ's message to the church in Ephesus (2:1-7), the first of the seven letters in chapters 2 and 3. Christ commends the believers there for their hard work, their endurance and their refusal to tolerate false teachers (2:2-3).

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Revelation 2:5Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Jeremiah 2:2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

World English Bible (WEB)

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

King James Version (KJV)

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But I have [this] against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But I have this against you, that you are turned away from your first love.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'But I have against you: That your first love you did leave!

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pero tengo contra ti que has dejado tu primer amor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, hay algo malo en ti: ¡Ya no me amas como al principio!

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Revelation 2:4

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