Revelation 2:4 Cross References
Revelation 2:4
4: But I have this complaint against you. You don't love me or each other as you did at first!
Matthew 24:12
- Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.
- But those who endure to the end will be saved.
Jeremiah 2:2
- "Go and shout in Jerusalem's streets: `This is what the LORD says: I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness.
- In those days Israel was holy to the LORD, the first of my children. All who harmed my people were considered guilty, and disaster fell upon them. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
- Listen to the word of the LORD, people of Jacob--all you families of Israel!
- This is what the LORD says: "What sin did your ancestors find in me that led them to stray so far? They worshiped foolish idols, only to become foolish themselves.
Hebrews 6:10
- For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.
- Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.
Philippians 1:9
- I pray that your love for each other will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.
Revelation 3:14
- "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen--the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation:
- "I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other!
- But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth!
- You say, 'I am rich. I have everything I want. I don't need a thing!' And you don't realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.
Philippians 3:13
- No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
- I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
- I hope all of you who are mature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
- But we must be sure to obey the truth we have learned already.
1 Thessalonians 4:9
- But I don't need to write to you about the Christian love that should be shown among God's people. For God himself has taught you to love one another.
- Indeed, your love is already strong toward all the Christians in all of Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we beg you to love them more and more.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
- Dear brothers and sisters, we always thank God for you, as is right, for we are thankful that your faith is flourishing and you are all growing in love for each other.
Revelation 2:14
- And yet I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you who are like Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to worship idols by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.
Revelation 2:20
- But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman--that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet--to lead my servants astray. She is encouraging them to worship idols, eat food offered to idols, and commit sexual sin.