Matthew 5:45 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 5:45 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:45 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:45 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Matthew 5:45 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:45 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Matthew 5:45 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:45 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Matthew 5:45 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:45 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that ye may be [the] sons of your Father who is in [the] heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust. ”
Matthew 5:45 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:45 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.”
Matthew 5:45 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:45 in Context — Matthew 5
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?
What Does Matthew 5:45 Mean?
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