Revelation 2:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
τόπος
a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas G5561 (χώρα) is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard
μετανοέω
do repent
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μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
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οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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πίπτω
you have fallen,
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πίπτω
To fall, to drop, to fail. Pipto. A sparrow does not fall to the ground outside your Father's care. Nothing happens to you by accident. Every fall is within the knowledge of God.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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μνημονεύω
do remember
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μνημονεύω
To remember, to keep in mind. Mnemoneuo. Remember Lot's wife. Not every act of looking back is neutral. Some backward glances become the defining moment of a life.
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ἔργον
works
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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ἔρχομαι
I am coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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κινέω
I will remove
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κινέω
To move, to stir, to set in motion. In Him we live and move and have our being. Every movement of your life is sustained and directed by God.
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ἐάν
only
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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πόθεν
from where
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πόθεν
from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause
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τάχος
with] speed
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τάχος
a brief space (of time), i.e. (with G1722 (ἐν) prefixed) in haste
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ποιέω
do perform;
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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λυχνία
lampstand
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λυχνία
a lamp-stand (literally or figuratively)
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εἰ
lest
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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