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The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:8

In 9 translations

BSB
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
KJV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
WEB
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
ASV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
LSV
Blessed the clean in heart—because they will see God.
YLT
'Happy the clean in heart — because they shall see God.
DBY
Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall see God.Elohim
DRC
Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
GNV
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν θεὸν ὄψονται.
RP2018
Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ· ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν θεὸν ὄψονται.
TR-Boyd
Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ· ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν Θεὸν ὄψονται.
SCR1894
μακαριοι οι καθαροι τη καρδια οτι αυτοι τον θεον οψονται

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
  • 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.
  • Ezekiel 36:25–27I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of…
  • Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
  • 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.
  • Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
  • 1 John 3:2–3Beloved, 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. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies…
  • Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
  • Matthew 23:25–28Woe 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. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that…
  • 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.

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