3 John 1:11

New English Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

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,

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.

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.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:16

I encourage you, then, be imitators of me.

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

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,

2 Timothy 3:10

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

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 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness – the one who does not love his fellow Christian – is not of God.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.