Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

World English Bible

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

American Standard Version

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Darby Translation

Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Young's Literal Translation

'Happy the clean in heart — because they shall see God.

Bible in Basic English

Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

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Cross references

“are”

Psalm 24:4 Psalm 51:10 Hebrews 10:22 Ezekiel 36:25–27 Proverbs 22:11 James 4:8

Psalm 24:4 · BSB

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Psalm 51:10 · BSB

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Hebrews 10:22 · BSB

let 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.

Ezekiel 36:25–27 · BSB

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Proverbs 22:11 · BSB

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

James 4:8 · BSB

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

“for”

Hebrews 12:14 1 Corinthians 13:12 Genesis 32:30 Job 19:26 Job 19:27 1 John 3:2

Hebrews 12:14 · BSB

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:12 · BSB

Now 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.

Genesis 32:30 · BSB

So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Job 19:26 · BSB

Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Job 19:27 · BSB

I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

1 John 3:2 · BSB

Beloved, 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.

Also

Revelation 22:4

Revelation 22:4 · BSB

They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

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