<P> Matthew 5: 45 is the forty - fifth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount . This is the third verse of the final antithesis, that on the commandment: "Love thy neighbour as thyself". Jesus here explains why one must love one's enemies . </P> <P> In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: </P>

Bible verse rain falls on the just and unjust