Lexicon :: Strong's G18 - agathos

“so that you may be[fn] children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

“If you then, 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 ask him.

“In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

“Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Just then someone came up and asked him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life? ”

“Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous[fn] because I’m generous? ’[fn]

“So those servants went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.[fn]

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill? ” But they were silent.

As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

He has satisfied the hungry with good things

and sent the rich away empty.

“A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

“Still other seed fell on good ground; when it grew up, it produced fruit: a hundred times what was sown.” As he said this, he called out, “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen.”

“But the seed in the good ground ​— ​these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, produce fruit.

“but one thing is necessary.[fn] Mary has made the right choice,[fn] and it will not be taken away from her.”

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? ”

“I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.

“ ‘Son,’[fn] Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

“ ‘Well done, good[fn] servant! ’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth? ” Nathanael asked him.

“Come and see,” Philip answered.

“and come out ​— ​those who have done good things, to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked things, to the resurrection of condemnation.

And there was a lot of murmuring about him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He’s a good man.” Others were saying, “No, on the contrary, he’s deceiving the people.”

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

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

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience to this day.”

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

For rarely will someone die for a just person ​— ​though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die.

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.

We know that all things work together[fn] for the good[fn] of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand —

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[fn] are the feet of those who bring good news.

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

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

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.