Matthew 5:45
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
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“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
King James Version · Public Domain“that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 5:45 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 25:3Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
- Psalms 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- John 13:35By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- Acts 14:17Yet 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.”
- Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- 1 John 3:9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
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