‘ But here is something I hold against you. You have turned away from the love you had at first.

然而有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心离弃了。

然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心抛弃了。

然而，有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心抛弃了。

但有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心丢弃了。

然而有一件事我要责备你，就是你已经离弃了你起初的爱。

然而，我有事要责备你，就是你放弃了你起初的爱；

然而有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心離棄了。

然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心拋棄了。

然而，有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心拋棄了。

但有一件事我要責備你，就是你把起初的愛心丟棄了。

然而有一件事我要責備你，就是你已經離棄了你起初的愛。

但我有一件要責備你的，就是你已經撇棄了你先前的愛心。

然而，我有事要責備你，就是你放棄了你起初的愛；

然我有所責爾者、以爾初時之愛已棄之矣、

然爾猶有疵可摘、爾初愛我、今則漠然、

然猶有可責爾者、因爾始初之愛淡漠矣、

第吾有不滿於爾者、以爾已無初愛之忱也。

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.

“ But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!

But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

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

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

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

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

But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!

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

Because evil will grow, most people’s love will grow cold.But the one who remains strong in the faith will be saved.

“ Go. Announce my message to the people in Jerusalem. I want everyone to hear it. Tell them,“ Here is what the Lord says.“‘ I remember how faithful you were to me when you were young. You loved me as if you were my bride. You followed me through the desert. Nothing had been planted there.Your people were holy to me. They were the first share of my harvest. All those who destroyed them were held guilty. And trouble came to their enemies,’ ” announces the Lord.People of Jacob, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen, all you tribes of Israel.The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.We want each of you to be faithful to the very end. If you are, then what you hope for will fully happen.

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

We don’t need to write to you about your love for one another. God himself has taught you to love one another.In fact, you do love all God’s family all around Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to love one another more and more.

Brothers and sisters, I don’t consider that I have taken hold of it yet. But here is the one thing I do. I forget what is behind me. I push hard toward what is ahead of me.I push myself forward toward the goal to win the prize. God has appointed me to win it. The heavenly prize is Christ Jesus himself.So all of us who are grown up in the faith should see things this way. Maybe you think differently about something. But God will make it clear to you.Only let us live up to what we have already reached.

“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Laodicea. Here are the words of Jesus, who is the Amen. What he speaks is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created. He says,‘ I know what you are doing. I know you aren’t cold or hot. I wish you were either one or the other!But you are lukewarm. You aren’t hot or cold. So I am going to spit you out of my mouth.You say,“ I am rich. I’ve become wealthy and don’t need anything.” But you don’t realize how pitiful and miserable you have become. You are poor, blind and naked.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.

‘ But I have a few things against you. Some of your people follow the teaching of Balaam. He taught Balak to lead the people of Israel into sin. So they ate food that had been offered to statues of gods. And they committed sexual sins.

‘ But here is what I have against you. You put up with that woman Jezebel. She calls herself a prophet. With her teaching, she has led my servants into sexual sin. She has tricked them into eating food offered to statues of gods.