Bem
Fazer o bem é mandamento de Deus e expressão prática do amor cristão. A Bíblia convida a praticar o bem a todos, com alegria, sem se cansar — porque colheremos no tempo próprio.
Turn thou away from evil, and do good; seek thou peace, and perfectly pursue thou it.
Hope thou in the Lord, and do thou goodness; and inhabit thou the land, and thou shalt be fed with his riches.
I believe to see the goods of the Lord; in the land of living men.
Lord, have thou mind of thy merciful doings; and of thy mercies that be from the world.
Have thou not mind on the tres-passes of my youth; and on mine unknowings. Thou, Lord, have mind on me by thy mercy; for thy goodness.
The Lord is just [or rightwise] in all his ways; and holy in all his works.
Then thou shalt understand rightfulness [or rightwiseness], and doom, and equity, and each good path.
A needy man is merciful; and better is a poor just [or rightwise] man, than a man liar.
But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity, [or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,
temperance, continence, chastity; against such things is no law.
Therefore while we have time, work we good to all men; but most to them that be home-like [or that be the household meine] of the faith.
Each evil word go not out of your mouth; but if any is good to the edification of faith, that it give grace to men that hear.
and be ye together benign, [or of good will], merciful, forgiving together, as also God forgave to you in Christ.
Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing [or fast cleaving] to good;
Do not thou be overcome of evil, but overcome thou evil by good.
All things be leaveful to me, but not all things be speedful. All things be leaveful to me, but not all things edify.
Do not ye be deceived; for evil speeches, [or false doctrine], destroy good conduct [or corrupt good virtues].
And God is mighty to make all grace abound in you, that ye in all things evermore have all sufficience, and abound into all good work;
Also women in suitable habit, with shamefastness and soberness arraying themselves, not in wreathed hairs, either in gold, or pearls, or precious clothes;
but that that becometh women, promising piety by good works.
that gave himself for us, to again-buy us from all wickedness, and make clean to himself a people acceptable, and pursuer of good works.
And bring ye in all busyness, and minister in your faith virtue, and in virtue knowing [or science];
in knowing [or in science], abstinence, in abstinence patience, in patience piety;
in piety, love of brotherhood, and in love of brotherhood charity.
And who is it that shall annoy you, if ye be pursuers and lovers of goodness?
The Lord saith these things, Stand ye on ways, and see ye, and ask ye of [the] eld [or old] paths, which is the good way; and go ye therein, and ye shall find refreshing to your souls. And they said, We shall not go.
The Lord is good, and comforting in the day of tribulation, and knowing them that hope in him.
nor men tendeth a lantern, and putteth it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that it give light to all that be in the house.
So shine your light before men, that they see your good works, and glorify your Father that is in heavens.
Therefore be ye merciful, as your Father is merciful.