Revelation 2:3

The Loveless Church

1 “To the¹ angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says ^aHe who holds the seven stars in His right hand, ^bwho walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

2 ^a“I know your works, your labor, your¹ patience, and that you cannot² bear those who are evil. And ^byou have tested those ^cwho say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars;

3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have ^anot become weary.

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

5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, ^aor else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 ^a“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give ^bto eat from ^cthe tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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And hast borne - The same things mentioned in the preceding verse, but in an inverted order, the particular reason of which does not appear; perhaps it was intended to show more forcibly to this Church that there was no good which they had done, nor evil which they had suffered, that was forgotten before God.

And hast not fainted - They must therefore have had a considerable portion of this love remaining, else they could not have thus acted.

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