that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.Matthew 5:45
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ὅπως γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους.
- ὅπωςhopōs“so that”Conjunction · “that” · Strong's G3704
- γένησθεgenēsthe“you may be”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- υἱοὶhuioi“sons”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατρὸςpatros“Father”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τοῦtou“who is”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- οὐρανοῖς,ouranois“heavens,”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- ὅτιhoti“For”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἥλιονhēlion“sun”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἥλιος · “sun” · Strong's G2246
- αὐτοῦautou“of Him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἀνατέλλειanatellei“He makes rise”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνατέλλω · “to rise” · Strong's G0393
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- πονηροὺςponērous“evil”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀγαθοὺςagathous“good”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- βρέχειbrechei“He sends rain”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βρέχω · “to rain down” · Strong's G1026
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- δικαίουςdikaious“righteous”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from δίκαιος · “just” · Strong's G1342
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀδίκους.adikous“unrighteous.”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄδικος · “unjust” · Strong's G0094
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)