Revelation 2:4

2:4 But I have this against you: You have departed ¹  from your first love!

Revelation 2:9-10

2:9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering ²  and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know ³  the slander against you ⁴  by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue ⁵  of Satan. 2:10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown ⁶  into prison so you may be tested, ⁷  and you will experience suffering ⁸  for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself. ⁹ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn The Greek word translated “departed from” (ἀφίημι, afihmi; L&N 15.48) can actually be used of divorce (L&N 34.78), so the imagery here is very strong.

[2:9]  ² tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2).

[2:9]  ³ tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “I also know” to link this English sentence back to “I know” at the beginning of the verse.

[2:9]  ⁴ tn The words “against you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[2:9]  ⁵ sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (e.g., Mt 4:23, Mk 1:21, Lk 4:15, Jn 6:59).

[2:10]  ³ tn Grk “is about to throw some of you,” but the force is causative in context.

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Or “tempted.”

[2:10]  ⁵ tn Or “experience persecution,” “will be in distress” (see L&N 22.2).

[2:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “crown of life,” with the genitive “of life” (τῆς ζωῆς, th" zwh") functioning in apposition to “crown” (στέφανον, stefanon): “the crown that consists of life.”