Good Me

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let Me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is Good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

And she went, and sat her down over against him a Good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let Me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

• Blessing
• Intercession
• Prayer

And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send Me Good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

• Food

Go now to the flock, and fetch Me from thence two Good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

• Falsehood

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what Good shall my life do Me?

And Leah said, God hath endued Me with a Good dowry; now will my husband dwell with Me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto Me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either Good or bad.

And the thin ears devoured the seven Good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to Me.

And take your father and your households, and come unto Me: and I will give you the Good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

• Faith

But as for you, ye thought evil against Me; but God meant it unto Good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

If Balak would give Me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either Good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

And ye answered Me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is Good for us to do.

I pray thee, let Me go over, and see the Good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

Furthermore the LORD was angry with Me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that Good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:

Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do Me Good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

• Samuel

Moreover as for Me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the Good and the right way:

• Mercy
• David
• Unselfishness

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded Me Good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee Good for that thou hast done unto Me this day.

• Nabal
• Ingratitude

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited Me evil for Good.

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with Me in the host is Good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto Me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

When one told Me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought Good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been Good for Me to have been there still: now therefore let Me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in Me, let him kill Me.

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to Me as seemeth Good unto him.

It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite Me Good for his cursing this day.

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a Good man, and cometh with Good tidings.

And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with Me, and I will do to him that which shall seem Good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of Me, that will I do for thee.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto Me, The word that I have heard is Good.

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give Me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem Good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

• Reproof

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy Good concerning Me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no Good concerning Me, but evil?

• Camel

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every Good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent Me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied Good unto Me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy Good unto Me, but evil?

And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give Me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted Me, according to the Good hand of my God upon Me.

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was Good upon Me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto Me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this Good work.

Think upon Me, my God, for Good, according to all that I have done for this people.

Also they reported his Good deeds before Me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put Me in fear.

Remember Me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my Good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

• Liberality
• Offerings

And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember Me, O my God, for Good.

Lo, their Good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from Me.

Yet he filled their houses with Good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from Me.

When I looked for Good, then evil came unto Me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

They rewarded Me evil for Good to the spoiling of my soul.

Hear Me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is Good: turn unto Me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

But it is Good for Me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Shew Me a token for Good; that they which hate Me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen Me, and comforted Me.

And they have rewarded Me evil for Good, and hatred for my love.

• Fasting

But do thou for Me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is Good, deliver thou Me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within Me. I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. read more I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon Me they shaked their heads. show less

Teach Me Good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

Thou art Good, and doest Good; teach Me thy statutes.

It is Good for Me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Be surety for thy servant for Good: let not the proud oppress Me.

Teach Me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is Good; lead Me into the land of uprightness.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is Good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

• Anointing
• Consecrating

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach Good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

For my people is foolish, they have not known Me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do Good they have no knowledge.

Then said the LORD unto Me, Pray not for this people for their Good.

Then said the LORD unto Me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the Good figs, very Good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

As for Me, behold, I am in your hand: do with Me as seemeth Good and meet unto you.

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear Me for ever, for the Good of them, and of their children after them:

• Fear
• Heart

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them Good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me.

And it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the Good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem Good unto thee to come with Me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with Me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth Good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me: therefore I took them away as I saw Good.

I thought it Good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward Me.

And the LORD answered the angel that talked with Me with Good words and comfortable words.

And I said unto them, If ye think Good, give Me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

And he said unto him, Why callest thou Me Good? there is none Good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Is it not lawful for Me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am Good?

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a Good work upon Me.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me Good? there is none Good but one, that is, God.

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a Good work on Me.

For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them Good: but Me ye have not always.

It seemed Good to Me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou Me Good? none is Good, save one, that is, God.

• Works

Jesus answered them, Many Good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone Me?

• Power
• War

These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of Good cheer; I have overcome the world.

• Dream

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of Good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Wherefore, sirs, be of Good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told Me.

Was then that which is Good made death unto Me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in Me by that which is Good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

For I know that in Me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no Good thing: for to will is present with Me; but how to perform that which is Good I find not.

I find then a law, that, when I would do Good, evil is present with Me.

• Brother
• Paul
• Continence

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto Me: It is Good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. read more Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is Good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I suppose therefore that this is Good for the present distress, I say, that it is Good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. show less