having your conduct honorable among the gentiles, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, from the good works which they see they may glorify God in the day of visitation,

to governors, sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of those who do well;

in which I suffer even to chains as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or as a meddler in other men's affairs;

and he will say to you, I know not whence you are; depart from me, all doers of wickedness.

For as many as have sinned without the law shall perish without the law, and as many as have sinned with the law shall be judged by the law,??13 for not the hearers of the law are righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;

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

The good man, out of his good treasury, casts forth good things; and the evil man, out of his evil treasury, casts forth evil things.

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

evil speakers, haters of God, injurious, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Render evil for evil to no one, provide things honorable in the sight of all men;

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

for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.

See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.

not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing.

not as Cain was of the evil one and killed his brother; and why did he kill him? because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Beloved, do not imitate evil but good. He that does good is of God; he that does evil has not seen God.