Verse 11

Beloved, do not follow what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: but he who does evil has not seen God.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Kjære, etterfølg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud, men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Kjære, etterfølg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Elskede, følg ikke det som er ondt, men det som er godt. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud: men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjære, ikke følg det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Kjære, etterlign ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Kjære venn, ikke etterlign det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kjære venn, følg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud, men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kjære, følg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt er av Gud; den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Min kjære, etterfølg ikke det som er ondt, men det som er godt. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud, men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Min kjære, etterfølg ikke det som er ondt, men det som er godt. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud, men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kjære venn, ikke etterlign det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er fra Gud; den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Kjære venn, etterlign ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du Elskelige! efterfølg ikke det Onde, men det Gode. Hvo, som gjør Godt, er af Gud; men hvo, som gjør Ondt, haver ikke seet Gud.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kjære, følg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud, men den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kjære, etterlign ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud. Den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elskede, følg ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud; den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kjære, etterlikn ikke det onde, men det gode. Den som gjør godt, er av Gud. Den som gjør ondt, har ikke sett Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Min kjære, ikke etterlign det som er ondt, men det som er godt. Den som gjør godt er av Gud: den som gjør ondt har ikke sett Gud.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Beloved folowe not that which is evyll but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he yt doeth evyll seith not God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My beloued, folowe not yt which is euell, but that which is good. He that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euell, seyth not God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beloued, followe 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beloued, folow not that which is euyl, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth euyll, seeth not God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 1:16-17 : 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves 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, and live forevermore.
• 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 Everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
• Eph 5:1 : 1 Be therefore followers of God, as beloved children;
• 2 Tim 3:10 : 10 But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
• 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 And who is he who will harm you if you are followers of what is good?
• Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
• Phil 3:17 : 17 Brothers, join in following my example, and mark those who walk as you have us for a pattern.
• 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit:
• 1 Thess 2:14 : 14 For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just 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; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will honor him.
• 1 Cor 4:16 : 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me.
• 1 Cor 11:1 : 1 Be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ.
• Exod 23:2 : 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to pervert justice by following the majority.
• Prov 12:11 : 11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.
• 1 John 3:6-9 : 6 Whoever abides in him does not sin: whoever sins has not seen him, nor known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: he who does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.