3 John 1:11
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New International Version (©1984)
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

International Standard Version (©2008)
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The person who does what is good is from God. The person who does what is evil has never seen God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Dear friend, never imitate evil, but imitate good. The person who does good is from God. The person who does evil has never seen God.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: but he that does evil has not seen God.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Geneva Study Bible

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 {e} seen God.

(e) Has not known God.

People's New Testament

1:11 Follow not that which is evil. The wicked example of one like Diotrephes.

Wesley's Notes

1:11 Follow not that which is evil - In Diotrephes. But that which is good - In Demetrius. He hath not seen God - Is a stranger to him.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. follow not that which is evil-as manifested in Diotrephes (3Jo 9, 10).

but . good-as manifested in Demetrius (3Jo 12).

is of God-is born of God, who is good.

hath not seen God-spiritually, not literally.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:9-12 Both the heart and mouth must be watched. The temper and spirit of Diotrephes was full of pride and ambition. It is bad not to do good ourselves; but it is worse to hinder those who would do good. Those cautions and counsels are most likely to be accepted, which are seasoned with love. Follow that which is good, for he that doeth good, as delighting therein, is born of God. Evil-workers vainly pretend or boast acquaintance with God. Let us not follow that which is proud, selfish, and of bad design, though the example may be given by persons of rank and power; but let us be followers of God, and walk in love, after the example of our Lord.


Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 37:27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever.
1 John 2:29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
1 John 3:6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.
1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. (NASB ©1995)

Beloved Child Dear Evil Examples Follow Following Friend Good Habitually Hasn't Imitate Loved Ones Right Wrong


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.

Beloved. Beloved, [agapetos <27>,] is in the vocative singular, and therefore refers to Gaius.

follow. Rather, imitate [mimou.] Ex 23:2 Ps 37:27 Pr 12:11 Isa 1:16,17 Joh 10:27 12:26 1Co 4:16 11:1 Eph 5:1 Php 3:17 1Th 1:6 2:14 2Ti 3:10 *marg: Heb 6:12 1Pe 3:13

He that doeth good. 1Pe 3:11

See on 1Jo 2:29 3:6-9

he that doeth evil. joh 3:20

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