'Good' in the Bible

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:

For this reason, you are ever in our prayers, that you may seem to our God such as may have a part in his purpose and that by his power he will make all his good purpose, and the work of faith, complete;

And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,

Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,

This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God.

This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.

The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:

If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.

And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.

Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled.

But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;

They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour.

Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work,

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.

That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.

So that as it is clear that some have to go in, and that the first hearers of the good news were not able to go in because they went against God's orders,

But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.

As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,

For a land, drinking in the frequent rain and producing good plants for those for whom it is worked, has a blessing from God:

The law makes high priests of men who are feeble; but the word of the oath, which was made after the law, gives that position to a Son, in whom all good is for ever complete.

For if that first agreement had been as good as possible, there would have been no place for a second.

But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things of the future, through this greater and better Tent, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this world,

For the law, being only a poor copy of the future good things, and not the true image of those things, is never able to make the people who come to the altar every year with the same offerings completely clean.

And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;

Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.

And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,

For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

But the word of the Lord is eternal. And this is the word of the good news which was given to you.

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

For this was the reason why the good news of Jesus was given even to the dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but might be living before God in the spirit.

And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?

And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

My loved one, do not be copying what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God: he who does evil has not seen God.