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.
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4 additional translationsBeloved, 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.
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.
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;
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good is ofGod. He that does evil has not seenGod.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament3 John — The elder writes to Gaius — fourteen verses on hospitality, welcome, and the problem of Diotrephes who ‘loveth to have the preeminence.’
- Author
- The apostle John (traditional), again ‘the elder’
- Date
- Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95