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3 John 1:11

IntegrityFollowing JesusTruth and honesty

9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

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.

12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

13 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
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.
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
Beloved, do not imitate what [is] evil, but what [is] good. The one doing good is of God; the one doing evil has not seen God.
ÅB
Du elskede! ta ikke etter det onde, men det gode! Den som gjør det gode, er av Gud; den som gjør det onde, har ikke sett Gud.
OTB
Kjære venn, ikke etterlign det som er ondt, men det som er godt. Den som gjør godt er fra Gud; den som gjør ondt har ikke sett Gud.
B1930
Du elskede! ta ikke efter det onde, men det gode! Den som gjør det gode, er av Gud; den som gjør det onde, har ikke sett Gud.

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