3 John 1:1 (MGNT)

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3 John 1:11 - ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν

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Translations for 3 John 1:11

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but[fn] he who does evil has not seen God.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

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.[fn]

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

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.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Beloved^G27, do not imitate^G3401 what^G2556 is^G2556 evil^G2556, but what^G18 is^G18 good^G18. The one who does^G15 what^G15 is^G15 good^G15 is of God^G2316; the one who does^G2554 what^G2554 is^G2554 evil^G2554 has not seen^G3708 God^G2316.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

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.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Beloved^G27, do not imitate^G3401 what^G2556 is^G2556 evil^G2556, but what^G18 is^G18 good^G18. The one who does^G15 good^G15 is of God^G2316; the one who does^G2554 evil^G2554 has not seen^G3708 God^G2316.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

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].

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

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.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

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

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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;

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

carissime noli imitari malum sed quod bonum est qui benefacit ex Deo est qui malefacit non vidit Deum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، لَا تَقْتَدِ بِمَا هُوَ شَرٌّ، بَلْ بِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ. فَإِنَّ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ الْخَيْرَ، يَكُونُ مِنَ اللهِ. وَمَنْ يَفْعَلِ الشَّرَّ، يُبَيِّنْ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّفْ بِاللهِ قَطُّ.

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

Ἀγαπητέ μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

أَيُّهَا الْحَبِيبُ، لاَ تَتَمَثَّلْ بِالشَّرِّ بَلْ بِالْخَيْرِ، لأَنَّ مَنْ يَصْنَعُ الْخَيْرَ هُوَ مِنَ اللهِ، وَمَنْ يَصْنَعُ الشَّرَّ، فَلَمْ يُبْصِرِ اللهَ.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Amado, no sigas lo que es malo, sino lo que es bueno. El que hace bien es de Dios: mas el que hace mal, no ha visto á Dios.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Amado, no imites lo malo, sino lo bueno. El que hace lo bueno es de Dios; pero el que hace lo malo, no ha visto a Dios.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

親愛的兄弟阿、不要效法惡、只要效法善。行善的屬乎　神．行惡的未曾見過　神。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Amado, no imites lo que es malo, sino lo que es bueno. El que hace lo bueno procede de Dios, pero el que hace lo malo no ha visto a Dios.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

사랑하는 자여 악한 것을 본받지 말고 선한 것을 본받으라 선을 행하는 자는 하나님께 속하고 악을 행하는 자는 하나님을 뵈옵지 못하였느니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Bien-aimé, n'imite pas le mal, mais le bien. Celui qui fait le bien est de Dieu; celui qui fait le mal n'a point vu Dieu.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Mein Lieber, folge nicht nach dem Bösen, sondern dem Guten. Wer Gutes tut, der ist von Gott; wer Böses tut, der sieht Gott nicht.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Возлюбленный! не подражай злу, но добру. Кто делает добро, тот от Бога; а делающий зло не видел Бога.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Amado, no sigas lo que es malo, sino lo que es bueno. El que hace bien es de Dios; mas el que hace mal, no ha visto a Dios.

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This Greek text is very similar to the Nestle-Aland 27th edition text. Our thanks to the MorphGNT SBLGNT project.

The SBLGNT text itself is subject to the SBLGNT EULA and the morphological parsing and lemmatization is made available under a CC-BY-SA License.

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