3 John 1:11 meaning and explanation
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:11, Berean Standard Bible
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The elder, likely the apostle John, writes to Gaius after describing Diotrephes, a church leader who loves to be first, slanders the elder, refuses traveling missionaries, and expels those who welcome them. Verse 11 draws the lesson: do not imitate that evil but imitate good.
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