KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 5:45
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Matthew 5
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 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.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅπωςG3704 · hopōsthatγένησθεG1096 · ginomaito beυἱοὶG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherὑμῶνG4771 · suyouτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongοὐρανοῖς,G3772 · ouranosheavenὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἥλιονG2246 · hēliossunαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἀνατέλλειG393 · anatellōto riseἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπονηροὺςG4190 · ponērosevil/badκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀγαθοὺςG18 · agathosgoodκαὶG2532 · kaiandβρέχειG1026 · brechōto rain downἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstδικαίουςG1342 · dikaiosjustκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀδίκους.G94 · adikosunjust
Cross-references
Psalm 145:9The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.Luke 6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Job 25:3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?Ephesians 5:1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;Matthew 5:9Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.John 13:35By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.1 John 3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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