3 John 1:11

Beloved, do_not_be-imitating the bad; contrariwise, the beneficial. The doing-beneficial is-being out of{the God}. The doing-bad has_not_seen the God.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James 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.

In Context

10Through the-same, if-supposing I-may-come, I-will-remind-under of{same} the works which he-is-doing, to{evil words}, juicy/chatting/babbling/silly/foolish/talking us and not being-satisfied upon to{the-same[plural]} nor same is-receiving-upon the brothers and, the[plural] intending, he-is-hindering and is-casting-out out of{the out-calling}.

12It-has-been-witnessed to{Demetrius} under of{all} and under of{same, the truth}. Moreover, also we are-witnessing and you-have-beheld that the witness-ia of{us} is-being true.

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Cross References

John 3:20for every, the practicing insignificant/unimportant/mediocre/careless/indifferent/negligible, is-hating the light and is_not_being-come toward the light in-which-place the works of{same} would_not_be-confuted.

John 12:26If-supposing to{emphatically-me} any may-be-serving: be-accompanying to{emphatically-me}, and which-where I am-being, there also the servant, the mine, will-be, and if-supposing any may-be-serving to{emphatically-me} the Father will-value same.

1 Corinthians 11:1Be-becoming imitators of{me} according-as also-I of{Anointed}.

Philippians 3:17Be-becoming imitators-together of{me}, brothers, and be-watching the[plural] the-same-ly walking-around according-as you-are-having us [an] imprint/replica/type,

Matthew Henry on 3 John 1:10-12

The Character of Diotrephes. ( a. d. 90.) 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil… Read the whole commentary →

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