3 John 1:11

In 9 translations

BSB

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

KJV

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

WEB

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

ASV

Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

LSV

Beloved, do not be following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, he is of God, [but] he who is doing evil has not seen God;

YLT

Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

DBY

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is of God. He that does evil has not seen God.ElohimElohim

DRC

Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good, is of God: he that doth evil, hath not seen God.

GNV

Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν.

RP2018

Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστίν· ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν.

TR-Boyd

Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακε τὸν Θεόν.

SCR1894

αγαπητε μη μιμου το κακον αλλα το αγαθον ο αγαθοποιων εκ του θεου εστιν ο δε κακοποιων ουχ εωρακεν τον θεον

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• Isaiah 1:16–17Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Psalms 37:27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
• Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
• 1 Peter 3:11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
• 1 Peter 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
• John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
• Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
• 1 John 3:6–9No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him. Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.…
• 2 Timothy 3:10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
• 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
• John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
• John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
• Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

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