These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand^(B) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.^(C)

² I know your deeds,^(A) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested^(B) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.^(C)

⁴ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.^{(A) 5} Consider how far you have fallen! Repent^(B) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand^(C) from its place.