Quotes About Goodness

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.

But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.

Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”