Our First Love

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

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. — read the full passage →

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

We love him, because he first loved us.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: — read the full passage →

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Let all your things be done with charity.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.