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# Beloved
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Here this is used as a term of endearment for a fellow believer. See how you translated this in [3 John 1:5 ](../01/05.md ).
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# do not imitate what is evil
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"do not copy the evil things that people do"
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# but what is good
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There are words left out but they are understood. Alternate translation: "but imitate what is good" or "but imitate the good things that people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# is of God
"belongs to God"
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# has not seen God
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"does not belong to God" or "does not believe in God"
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