Revelation 2:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand.

Cross References

Revelation 3:19

I correct and punish everyone I love. So make up your minds to turn away from your sins.

Revelation 2:16

Turn back! If you don't, I will come quickly and fight against these people. And my words will cut like a sword.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Revelation 2:19

I know everything about you, including your love, your faith, your service, and how you have endured. I know that you are doing more now than you have ever done before.

Revelation 1:20

I will explain the mystery of the seven stars that you saw at my right side and the seven gold lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the lampstands are the seven churches.

Ezekiel 20:43

Then you will remember your wicked sins, and you will hate yourselves for doing such horrible things. They have made you unacceptable to me,

Luke 1:17

He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as they ought to. That is how John will get people ready for the Lord.

Malachi 4:6

He will lead children and parents to love each other more, so that when I come, I won't bring doom to the land.

Isaiah 1:26

Jerusalem, I will choose judges and advisers like those you had before. Your new name will be “Justice and Faithfulness”.

Luke 20:16

I'll tell you what. He will come and kill those tenants and let someone else have his vineyard.” When the people heard this, they said, “This must never happen!”

Mark 12:9

Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those tenants and let someone else have his vineyard.

Ezekiel 36:31

You will remember your evil ways and hate yourselves for what you've done.

Revelation 2:2

I know everything you have done, including your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and found out that they were liars.

Galatians 5:4

And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his wonderful kindness.

Malachi 3:4

and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past.

Isaiah 14:12

You, the bright morning star, have fallen from the sky! You brought down other nations; now you are brought down.

Jude 1:24

Offer praise to God our Saviour because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and for evermore, God is worthy of glory, honour, power, and authority. Amen.

Hebrews 10:32

Don't forget all the hard times you went through when you first received the light.

Hosea 9:10

Israel, when I, the LORD, found you long ago it was like finding grapes in a barren desert or tender young figs. Then you worshipped Baal-Peor, that disgusting idol, and you became as disgusting as the idol you loved.

Revelation 16:9

Everyone was scorched by its great heat, and all of them cursed the name of God who had power over these terrible troubles. But no one turned to God and praised him.

Matthew 5:14

You are like light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden,

Matthew 5:15

and no one would light a lamp and put it under a clay pot. A lamp is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be the pure and innocent children of God. You live among people who are crooked and evil, but you must not do anything that they can say is wrong. Try to shine as lights among the people of this world,

2 Peter 3:17

My dear friends, you have been warned beforehand! So don't let the errors of evil people lead you down the wrong path and make you lose your balance.