And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

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

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.

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You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(A) and have not grown weary.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(B) Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(C) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(D) from its place.

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