To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

Therefore, did what is good cause my death? Absolutely not! On the contrary, sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.

No one should seek his own good, but the good of the other person.

Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love and reported that you always have good memories of us, wanting to see us, as we also want to see you.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.

and is well known for good works—that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

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.

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” He said to him. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.

If you do what is good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.

“A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good but One—God.

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

If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed—