'Evil' in the Bible

"How blessed are you whenever people insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely because of me!

Instead, let your message be "Yes' for "Yes' and "No' for "No.' Anything more than that comes from the evil one."

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

And never bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light within you has turned into darkness, how great is that darkness!"

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who keep on asking him!

Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Get away from me, you who practice evil!'"

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, replied, "Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.

A good person brings good things out of a good treasure house, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure house.

But he replied to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign. Yet no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah,

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That's just what will happen to this evil generation!"

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom yet doesn't understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.

while the field is the world. The good seed are those who belong to the kingdom, while the weeds are those who belong to the evil one.

That is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, cull out the evil people from among the righteous ones,

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you can't interpret the signs of the times? An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

Then his master sent for him and told him, "You evil servant! I canceled that entire debt for you because you begged me.

Those servants went out into the streets and brought in everyone they found, evil and good alike, and the wedding hall was packed with guests.

"His master answered him, "You evil and lazy servant! So you knew that I harvested where I haven't planted and gathered where I haven't scattered any seed?

Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John because he had married his brother's wife Herodias and because of all of the other evil things Herod had done.

Then Jesus asked them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.

A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure, because the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart."

At that time Jesus had healed many people of diseases, plagues, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind.

as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it's evil, your body is full of darkness.

But the Lord told him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of greed and evil.

But he will tell you, "I don't know where you come from. Get away from me, all you who practice evil!'

The king told him, "I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant?

And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

and will come out those who have done what is good to the resurrection that leads to life, and those who have practiced what is evil to the resurrection that ends in condemnation.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify against it that its actions are evil.

I'm not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one.

When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways."

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard many people tell how much evil this man has done to your saints in Jerusalem.

When handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched his skin were taken to the sick, their diseases left them and evil spirits went out of them.

Then some Jews who went around trying to drive out demons attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus on those who had evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

But the evil spirit told them, "Jesus I know, and I am getting acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"

Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them, got the better of them, and so violently overpowered all of them that they fled out of the house naked and bruised.

Paul answered, "I didn't realize, brothers, that he is the high priest. After all, it is written, "You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.'"

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

slanderers, God-haters, haughty, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to their parents,

There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.

Or can we say as some people slander us by claiming that we say "Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned!

For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do.

So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me.

Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Do not allow what seems good to you to be spoken of as evil.

For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

So let's keep celebrating the festival, neither with old yeast nor with yeast that is evil and wicked, but with yeast-free bread that is both sincere and true.

Now their experiences serve as examples for us so that we won't set our hearts on evil as they did.

Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.

Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."

He gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father.

making the best use of your time because the times are evil.

For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers, authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm.

For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

In addition to having clothed yourselves with these things, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one,

Beware of the dogs! Beware of the evil workers! Beware of the mutilators!

You who were once alienated with a hostile attitude, doing evil,

So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).

Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

Keep away from every kind of evil.

and every type of evil to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

Also pray that we may be rescued from worthless and evil people, since not everyone holds to the faith.

But the Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse as they deceive others and are themselves deceived.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will take me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Glory belongs to him forever and ever! Amen.

See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.

But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

When someone is tempted, he should not say, "I am being tempted by God," because God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.

then you will have made false distinctions among yourselves and will have judged from evil motives, will you not?

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.

but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil filled with deadly poison.

For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

But you boast about your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Therefore, rid yourselves of every kind of evil and deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.

Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them.

Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.

"For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it.

But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you.

Through these he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, seeing that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world caused by evil desires.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the one who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have overcome the evil one.

I have written to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known the one who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, because you are strong and because God's word remains in you and you have overcome the evil one.

The person who practices sin belongs to the evil one, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason that the Son of God was revealed was to destroy what the Devil has been doing.

Do not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because what he was doing was evil and his brother's actions were righteous.

We know that the person who has been born from God does not go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one cannot harm them.