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Beloved,Ἀγαπητέdo notμὴimitateμιμοῦwhat is evilτὸ κακὸνbutἀλλὰwhat is good.τὸ ἀγαθόνWhoeverὁdoes goodἀγαθοποιῶνisἐστινofἐκGod;τοῦ θεοῦwhoeverὁdoes evilκακοποιῶνhas notοὐχseenἑώρακενGod.τὸν θεόν
3 John 1:11
Study it in the app“Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Whoever does good is of God; whoever does evil has not seen God.”
With the Greek beneath
3 John 1:11, word by word
- BelovedἈγαπητέAgapēte
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “Agapēte” appears- imitateμιμοῦmimou
imitate
To imitate, to follow someone's example.
Where else “mimou” appears- what is evilκακὸνkakon
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakon” appears- what is goodἀγαθόνagathon
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathon” appears- does goodἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōn
do good
To do good.
Where else “agathopoiōn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- does evilκακοποιῶνkakopoiōn
do evil
To do evil.
Where else “kakopoiōn” appears- seenἑώρακενheōraken
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “heōraken” appears
The context
10For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to the works that he is doing, talking nonsense about us with evil words; and not content with that, he himself does not receive the brothers, and he hinders those who want to, and puts them out of the assembly.
11 · This verse (above)
12Demetrius has been testified to from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.