Matthew 5:45
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.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 145:9 : 9 Good `is' Jehovah to all, And His mercies `are' over all His works.
- Luke 6:35 : 35 `But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;
- Acts 14:17 : 17 though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'
- Job 25:3 : 3 Is their `any' number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?
- Matt 5:9 : 9 `Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
- John 13:35 : 35 in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'
- Eph 5:1 : 1 Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
- 1 John 3:9 : 9 every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
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42to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.
43`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;
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27`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,
28bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;
29and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.
30`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;
31and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;
32and -- if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;
33and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;
34and if ye lend `to those' of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners -- that they may receive again as much.
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- Matt 5:46-483 verses77%
46`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
47and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
48ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.
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14`For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who `is' in the heavens;
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8be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;
9thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who `art' in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.
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45`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.