“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.”
But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first — the rebuke is severe: orthodoxy without love (agapē) is spiritual death. The phrase "at first" suggests the church's early fervent devotion to Christ (and thus to the beloved community) has cooled into formal correctness. This anticipates 1 Corinthians 13:1-3: knowledge and even faith without love profit nothing.
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