3 John 1:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has not seen God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate evil, but imitate good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has not seen (discerned or experienced) God [has enjoyed no vision of Him and does not know Him at all].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Dear friend, don’t imitate what is bad but what is good. Whoever practices what is good belongs to God. Whoever practices what is bad has not seen God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Most beloved, do not be willing to imitate what is evil; instead imitate what is good. Whoever does good is of God. Whoever does evil has not seen God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ 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.

3 John 1:11 Cross References

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow a multitude to do evil; nor shall you bear witness in a suit, turning aside after a multitude, so as to pervert justice;

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.

John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;

John 12:26

If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 3:20

For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:16

I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

Philippians 3:17

Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit;

1 Thessalonians 2:14

For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judea; for you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews,

2 Timothy 3:10

Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

1 Peter 3:11

let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it.

1 Peter 3:13

Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is right?

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.

1 John 3:10

By this it may be seen who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.