'Good' in the Bible

And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you,

that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?

So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.

A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.

Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.

and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one;

which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.

And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

His disciples say to him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?

And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

But Jesus knowing it said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.

And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up.

The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

For all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good courage: it is I; be not afraid.

And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we should be here; and let us make three tabernacles, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elias one.

Salt is good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And as he went forth into the way, a person ran up to him, and kneeling to him asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, that is God.

And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;

for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

and other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And he said to her, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee; go in peace.

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just

And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

and says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when men have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now.

and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.

And there was much murmuring concerning him among the crowds. Some said, He is a good man; others said, No; but he deceives the crowd.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:

I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?

The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world.

if we this day are called upon to answer as to the good deed done to the infirm man, how he has been healed,

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

Jesus who was of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went through all quarters doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and a large crowd of people were added to the Lord.

They stayed therefore a good while, speaking boldly, confiding in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace, giving signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

though indeed he did not leave himself without witness, doing good, and giving to you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the elders, with the whole assembly, to send chosen men from among them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, Judas called Barsabas and Silas, leading men among the brethren,

it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

who had a good testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.

But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.

neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.

And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of any of you, only of the ship.

Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

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;

to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.

but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:

and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.