praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.

and if ye do good offices to them that do good to you, what thanks are due to you? for even wicked men do the same.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain." As he said this, he called out, "The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"

And no one, after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is fine.’”

"But the father said to his servants, "'Fetch a good coat quickly--the best one--and put it on him; and bring a ring for his finger and shoes for his feet.

It would be good [i.e., better] for him to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a huge, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle], rather than having him cause one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] to be led astray [from God].

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And lo! a man named Joseph, being a member of the council, a good man, and a just;

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.