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45 so that you may prove-to-be[a] sons of your Father[b] in the heavens— because He causes His sun to rise upon evil and good ones, and He sends rain upon righteous and unrighteous ones. 46 For if you love the ones loving you, what reward do you have? Are not even the tax-collectors doing the same? 47 And if you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary thing are you doing? Are not even the Gentiles[c] doing the same?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:45 Or, be, become.
  2. Matthew 5:45 That is, children characterized by the same trait as your Father.
  3. Matthew 5:47 That is, the non-believers.

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