{This against thee, that} (kata sou hoti). For the phrase
"have against" see  Mt 5:23 . The hoti clause is the object of
ech(935c). {Thou didst leave} (aph(886b)es). First aorist active
(kappa aorist, but with -es instead of -as) of aphi(886d)i, a
definite and sad departure. {Thy first love} (	(886e) agap(886e) sou t(886e)
pr(9374)(886e)). "Thy love the first." This early love, proof of the new
life in Christ ( 1Jo 3:13f. ), had cooled off in spite of their
doctrinal purity. They had remained orthodox, but had become
unloving partly because of the controversies with the
Nicolaitans.