For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.

Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me.

If then I am doing wrong, or have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

But I will continue to do what I am doing, in order to deny the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded just as our equals in what they boast about.

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia. But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,

We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do what we command.

Brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing—do so even more.

Dear friend, you are showing faithfulness by whatever you do for the brothers, especially when they are strangers.

This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.

So now I am no longer the one doing it, but it is sin living in me.

and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.”

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

and while I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar.

“Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the brothers in every town where we have preached the message of the Lord and see how they’re doing.”

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

But

If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
For in so doing
you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.

If Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear from you, because he is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.

Tychicus, our dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.

For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

So those who suffer according to God’s will should, while doing what is good, entrust themselves to a faithful Creator.

Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.

Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing well.

Then Jesus replied, “I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does these things in the same way.