3Jn 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
King James Version
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Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
And who {is} he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. {reproved: or, discovered}
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, {fully...: or, been a diligent follower of}
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. {ye know that every: or, know ye etc.} {is born: Gr. has been born}
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to {do} evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest {judgment}: {speak: Heb. answer}
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will {my} Father honour.
For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they {have} of the Jews:
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain {persons is} void of understanding.
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
Be ye followers of me, even as I also {am} of Christ.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
And who {is} he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Follow peace with all {men}, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
(For the fruit of the Spirit {is} in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
In the way of righteousness {is} life; and {in} the pathway {thereof there is} no death.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all {men}, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
{He that} backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. {taketh...: or, receiveth, or, endureth}
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; {willing...: or, sociable}
That thou mayest walk in the way of good {men}, and keep the paths of the righteous.
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. {ye know that every: or, know ye etc.} {is born: Gr. has been born}
Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; {there is} none that doeth good, no, not one.
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual {gifts}, but rather that ye may prophesy.
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear {them} not, because ye are not of God.
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all {them} whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which {is} in Jerusalem.
For thy lovingkindness {is} before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.