God & Savior

3 John 1:11

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
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν· ὁ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν θεόν.

  1. Ἀγαπητέ,Agapēte“Beloved,”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαπητός · “beloved” · Strong's G0027
  2. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. μιμοῦmimou“do imitate”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from μιμέομαι · “to imitate” · Strong's G3401
  4. τὸto“what [is]”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. κακὸνkakon“evil”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from κακός · “evil/harm” · Strong's G2556G
  6. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  7. τὸto“what [is]”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀγαθόν.agathon“good.”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  9. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōn“doing good”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθοποιέω · “to do good” · Strong's G0015
  11. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  12. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. θεοῦtheou“God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. ἐστιν·estin“is;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. κακοποιῶνkakopoiōn“doing evil”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from κακοποιέω · “to do evil/harm” · Strong's G2554
  17. οὐχouch“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  18. ἑώρακενhe'ōraken“has seen”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  19. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. θεόν.theon“God.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)