11Beloved, 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-11)I. Here is a very different example and character, an officer, a minister in the church, less generous, catholic, and communicative than the private Christians. Ministers may sometimes be out-shone, out-done. In reference to this minister, we see, 1. His name—a Gentile name: Diotrephes , attended with an unchristian spirit. 2. His temper and spirit—full of pride and ambition: He loves to have the…
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