Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law].

For it is not the hearers of the law [who are] righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.

But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].

The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].

not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing [others], because for this [reason] you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And {for what reason} did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the [deeds] of his brother [were] righteous.

Dear friend, 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.

The one who does evil, let him do evil still, and the defiled, let him be defiled still, and the righteous, let him practice righteousness still, and the holy, let him be holy still."

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute [you] and say all kinds of evil things against you, lying on account of me.

But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.

in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.

And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. Therefore if the light in you is darkness, how great [is] the darkness!

Therefore if you, [although you] are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

and the field is the world. And the good seed--these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous