'Good' in the Bible

If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--

About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.

But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,

And went on preaching the good news there.

Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.

But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

Then it seemed good to the Apostles and the rulers and all the church, to send men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; Judas, named Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers:

It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;

And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.