3 John 1:11 — Bible Verse (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.”

3 John 1:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

3 John 1:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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3 John 1:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

3 John 1:11 — World English Bible

3 John 1:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

3 John 1:11 — American Standard Version

3 John 1:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

3 John 1:11 — Young's Literal Translation

3 John 1:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

3 John 1:11 — Darby Translation

3 John 1:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Beloued, follow not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.”

3 John 1:11 — Geneva Bible

3 John 1:11 in Context — 3 John 1

9 Yo he escrito á la iglesia: mas Diótrefes, que ama tener el primado entre ellos, no nos recibe.

10 Por esta causa, si yo viniere, recordaré las obras que hace parlando con palabras maliciosas contra nosotros; y no contento con estas cosas, no recibe á los hermanos, y prohibe á los que los quieren [recibir], y los echa de la iglesia.

11 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.

12 Todos dan testimonio de Demetrio, y [aun] la misma verdad: y también nosotros damos testimonio; y vosotros habéis conocido que nuestro testimonio es verdadero.

13 Yo tenía muchas cosas que escribirte; empero no quiero escribirte por tinta y pluma:

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What Does 3 John 1:11 Mean?

3 John 1:11 is a verse from the Book of 3 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 3 John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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