Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
New American Standard Bible
Beloved,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Dear friend,
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong 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.
Amplified
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good. The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God; the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God [he has no personal experience with Him and does not know Him at all].
An Understandable Version
Dear [friend], do not imitate what is evil, but [only] what is good. The person who does what is good is [a child] of God; the one who does evil has not seen God [spiritually].
Anderson New Testament
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: he that does evil has 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.
Common New Testament
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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
my beloved, don't imitate vice, but virtue. he that does good, is a child of God: he that does evil, is not acquainted with God.
Darby 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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good, is of God; but he who does evil, has not seen God.
Godbey New Testament
Beloved, imitate not the evil, but the good. The one doing good is of God: the one doing evil has not seen God.
Goodspeed New Testament
Dear friend, do not follow bad examples, but good ones. The man who does right is a child of God; the man who does wrong has never seen God.
John Wesley New Testament
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that is a doer of good is of God, but he that is a doer of evil, hath not seen God.
Julia Smith Translation
Dearly beloved, imitate not evil, but good. He doing good is of God: and he doing evil has not seen God.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Dear friend, 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.
Modern King James verseion
Beloved, do not imitate the bad, but the good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.
Moffatt New Testament
Beloved, do not imitate evil but good; he who does good belongs to God, he who does evil has never seen God.
Montgomery New Testament
Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God.
New Heart English Bible
Beloved, do not 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.
Noyes New Testament
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God; he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Sawyer New Testament
Beloved, do not imitate evil but good. He that does good is of God; he that does evil has not seen God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Beloved, be not an imitator of what is evil, but of that which is good. He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Dear friend, take what is good for your example, not what is bad. The man who does what is good is from God; the man who does what is bad has never seen God.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
Dearly beloved, do not follow bad examples but good ones. Whoever practices doing right is God's child; whoever practices doing wrong has never 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.
Worrell New Testament
Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. He that does good is of God; the evil-doer has not seen God.
Worsley New Testament
Beloved, do not thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath not seen God.
Youngs 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;
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οὐ
Ou
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
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Kakos
Alla
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but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 3 John 1:11
Images 3 John 1:11
Prayers for 3 John 1:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Diotrephes And Demetrius
10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing -- the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church! 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God. 12 Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.
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Cross References
Psalm 37:27
Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.
1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
John 3:20
For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children
2 Timothy 3:10
You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
Exodus 23:2
"You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,
Psalm 34:14
Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
John 12:26
If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
1 Corinthians 4:16
I encourage you, then, be imitators of me.
1 Corinthians 11:1
Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.
Philippians 3:17
Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God's churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,
Hebrews 6:12
so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
1 Peter 3:11
And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:13
For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?
1 John 3:6-9
Everyone who resides in him does not sin; everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.