so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
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 is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good by giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise?
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.
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