Mat 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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The LORD {is} good to all: and his tender mercies {are} over all his works.
But 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.
Nevertheless 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.
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Blessed {are} the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
By this shall all {men} know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. {is born: or, has been born}
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; {harmless: or, sincere} {ye shine: or, shine ye}
But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. {the deceitful...: or, the usurer}
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Truly the light {is} sweet, and a pleasant {thing it is} for the eyes to behold the sun:
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. {goodness: or, mercy}
The LORD {is} good to all: and his tender mercies {are} over all his works.
Blessed {are} the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
The day {is} thine, the night also {is} thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall {your} heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, {even} all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. {divided: or, imparted}
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and {there was} not a man to till the ground.
Thou {art} good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. {Is} not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. {Jasher: or, the upright?}
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, {and} the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts {is} his name:
They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all {are} thy servants.
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
And for the precious fruits {brought forth} by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, {put: Heb. thrust} {moon: Heb. moons}
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy {endureth} for ever: {to rule...: Heb. for the rulings by day}
Are there {any} among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? {art} not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these {things}.
Nevertheless 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.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, {even} his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: {so...: or, that they may be}