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3 John 11

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11Dear friend, vdo not imitate what is evil, wbut what is good. The one who does good is of God; xthe one who does evil has not seen God. y

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Footnotes

  1. v11 Or Beloved

Cross references

  1. w11 1Pt 3:17
  2. x11 1Jn 4:4
  3. y11 Ex 33:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.

KJV 1900King 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.