Matthew 5:45

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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.

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Jerusalem is not mentioned in Matthew 5:45; the verse speaks universally of God causing sun and rain to fall on both the evil and the good. This imagery emphasizes God’s common grace and supports Jesus’ call for his disciples to love even their enemies.

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Matthew 5:45 mentions Jerusalem.

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