They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved.

Indeed, brothers, if I come to you speaking in foreign languages, what good will I be to you unless I speak to you in some revelation, knowledge, prophecy, or teaching?

Some are preaching the Messiah because of jealousy and dissension, while others do so because of their good will.

A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure, because the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart."

A good person brings good things out of a good treasure house, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure house.

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.

If you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners do that.

"A good tree doesn't produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn't produce good fruit,

But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.

"I'm the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Now, did something good bring me death? Of course not! But in order that sin might be recognized as being sin, it used something good to cause my death, so that through the rule, sin might become more exposed as being sinful than ever before.

(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.

They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their faith in God may devote themselves to good actions. These things are good and helpful to other people.

What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The person who does what is good is from God. The person who does what is evil has never seen God.

So if you 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 keep on asking him!

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

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a rotten tree cannot produce good fruit.

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, because a tree is known by its fruit.

Jesus asked him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

For a short time they disciplined us as they thought best, but God does it for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.