'Evil' in the Bible

For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

We know that our old self [our human nature without the Holy Spirit] was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions.

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”

Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are habitually putting to death the sinful deeds of the body, you will [really] live forever.

Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature,

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,” and any other commandment are summed up in this statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love does not commit evil against a neighbor. Therefore love [is the] fulfillment of the law.

But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for [nor even think about gratifying] the flesh in regard to its improper desires.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.