'Good' in the Bible

having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,

that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,

to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,

and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,