I will restore your judges to what they were at first, and your advisers to what they were at the start. Afterwards you will be called the Righteous City, a Faithful Town.’
Revelation 2:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Remember then from what heights you have fallen. Repent (change the inner man to meet God's will) and do the works you did previously [when first you knew the Lord], or else I will visit you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you change your mind and repent. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible So remember the high point from which you have fallen. Change your hearts and lives and do the things you did at first. If you don’t, I’m coming to you. I will move your lampstand from its place if you don’t change your hearts and lives. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, call to mind the place from which you have fallen, and do penance, and do the first works. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
I will restore your judges to what they were at first, and your advisers to what they were at the start. Afterwards you will be called the Righteous City, a Faithful Town.’
Shining morning star, , how you have fallen from the heavens! You destroyer of nations, you have been cut down to the ground.
There you will remember your ways and all your deeds by which you have defiled yourself, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil things you have done.
‘ “You will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.
Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.
I discovered Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your ancestors like the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, consecrated themselves to Shame, , and became abhorrent, like the thing they loved.
And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as in days of old and years gone by.
And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.’
‘You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
What then will the owner , of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.’
He will come and kill those farmers and give the vineyard to others.’ But when they heard this they said, ‘That must never happen! ’
You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world,
Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.
Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy,
The mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.
So repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
I know your works #– #your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
I know your works, your labour, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.