3 John 1:11

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.

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  • Isa 1:16-17 : 16 Wash yourselves, make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. 17 Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow."
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.
  • John 3:20 : 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
  • Eph 5:1 : 1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
  • 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
  • 1 Pet 3:11 : 11 Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
  • Phil 3:17 : 17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.
  • 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
  • 1 Thess 2:14 : 14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews;
  • John 10:27 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
  • 1 Cor 4:16 : 16 I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
  • 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
  • Exod 23:2 : 2 "You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
  • 1 John 3:6-9 : 6 Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him. 7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

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    7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

    8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

    9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

    10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.

    11 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

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