3 John 1:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does what is good is of God; whoever does what is evil has never seen God.

Cross References

Psalm 34:14

Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.

Psalm 37:27

Turn from evil and do good, that you may be settled forever.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When testifying in a lawsuit, you shall not follow the crowd in perverting justice.

Proverbs 12:11

Those who till their own land have food in plenty, but those who engage in idle pursuits lack sense.

John 10:27

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

John 12:26

Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.

John 3:20

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore, I urge you, be imitators of me.

Ephesians 5:1

So be imitators of God, as beloved children,

Philippians 3:17

Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the holy Spirit,

1 Thessalonians 2:14

For you, brothers, have become imitators of the churches of God that are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you suffer the same things from your compatriots as they did from the Jews,

2 Timothy 3:10

You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises. God’s Promise Immutable.

1 Peter 3:11

must turn from evil and do good, seek peace and follow after it.

1 Peter 3:13

Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good?

1 John 2:29

If you consider that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who acts in righteousness is begotten by him.

1 John 3:10

In this way, the children of God and the children of the devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his brother.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.