'Good' in the Bible

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God’s good news—

For God, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about His Son, is my witness that I constantly mention you,

And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

So I am eager to preach the good news to you also who are in Rome.

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."

And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;

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

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.

For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].

For if Abraham was justified [that is, acquitted from the guilt of his sins] by works [those things he did that were good], he has something to boast about, but not before God.

His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah's inability to have children,

and being absolutely certain that whatever promise He is bound by He is able also to make good.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'

and if their lapse is the enriching of the world, and their overthrow the enriching of the Gentiles, will not still greater good follow their restoration?

See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were.

For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

As regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

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

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --

For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.

Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.

and I have known that coming unto you -- in the fulness of the blessing of the good news of Christ I shall come.

So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

It is my desire to say a good word for Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae:

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my good friend Stachys.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,