With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

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

So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor 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 the tree is known by its fruit.

And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.”

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”

I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.

having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.

Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.

Beloved, 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.

For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.