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; |