Matthew 5:45

New American Standard Bible 2020

so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Cross References

Job 25:3

“Is there any number to His troops? And upon whom does His light not rise?

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.

Jeremiah 5:24

‘They do not say in their heart, “Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain in its season, Both the autumn rain and the spring rain, Who keeps for us The appointed weeks of the harvest.”

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

John 13:35

By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.”

Acts 14:17

yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

Philippians 2:15

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

1 John 3:9

No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.