• G26 — ἀγάπη (agápē, ag-ah'-pay): from ἀγαπάω (agapáō) G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast; (feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): neuter plural of ἄλλος (állos) G243; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations); and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet
• G863 — ἀφίημι (aphíēmi, af-ee'-ay-mee): from ἀπό (apó) G575 and ἵημι (híēmi) (to send; an intensive form of εἶμι (eîmi), to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow); cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition); be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined); about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): neuter of ὅστις (hóstis) G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because; as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why
• G4413 — πρῶτος (prōtos, pro'-tos): contracted superlative of πρό (pró) G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance); before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ (sý) G4771; of thee, thy; X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc

Verse Cross-References

• because — Jeremiah 2:2-5, Matthew 24:12-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, Hebrews 6:10-11, Revelation 3:14-17
• I have — Revelation 2:14, Revelation 2:20

Reciprocal references (12): 1 Kings 11:2, Psalms 85:8, Haggai 1:9, Matthew 25:7, Mark 10:21, Romans 12:11, 1 Timothy 5:12, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 1:22, Revelation 2:19, Revelation 3:2, Revelation 3:15

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DETERIORATION-DEVELOPMENT; LOVE GROWN COLD
• Torrey’s: AFFECTIONS, THE; BACKSLIDING; LOVE TO CHRIST
• Nave’s: AFFECTIONS; BACKSLIDERS; CHURCH; EPHESUS; INSTABILITY; LOVE; LUKEWARMNESS