Matthew 5:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
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'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God' promises that those whose inner life is undivided — who want God himself more than anything else — will, in the end, behold him face to face.
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“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.”
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Other passages that echo Matthew 5:8 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- Job 19:26Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
- Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
- Psalms 18:26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
- Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
- Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Matthew 23:25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- Revelation 22:4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
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