Again, one of these alternatives is necessary, either that they are at peace, which is quite incompatible with evil (for that which is at peace is not evil), or they are at strife, which is incompatible with goodness (for that which is at strife is not perfectly good), or the evil is at strife and the good does not retaliate, but is destroyed by the evil, or they are ever in trouble and distress Text, κακοῦσθαι. Variant, κακουχεῖσθαι., which is not a mark of goodness. There is, therefore, but one kingdom, delivered from all evil.