Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The pure in heart are blessed,
for they will see God.

International Standard Version

"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.

An Understandable Version

"Those persons whose hearts are pure [before God] will be blessed because they will see God.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

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

Darby Translation

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

Goodspeed New Testament

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

John Wesley New Testament

Happy are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Julia Smith Translation

Happy the pure in heart: tor they shall see God.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Modern King James verseion

Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

Blessed are the pure in heart! they will see God.

Montgomery New Testament

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

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

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

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

"Happy are the pure in heart; because they shall see God.

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
μακάριος 
Makarios 
Usage: 21

are the pure
καθαρός 
Katharos 
Usage: 21

in heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

for
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764


Usage: 0

ὀπτάνομαι ὄπτομαι 
Optanomai 
Usage: 41

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 5:8

Devotionals containing Matthew 5:8

References

Images Matthew 5:8

Context Readings

The Beatitudes

7 Blessed are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy. 8  Blessed are the pure in heart: because they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: because they shall be called the sons of God.



Cross References

Hebrews 12:14

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification, without which no one shall see the Lord:

Acts 15:9

and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Revelation 22:4

and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

1 Corinthians 13:12

For we now see through a mirror in an enigma; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know perfectly even as I am perfectly known.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls through obedience of the truth unto unhypocritical, brotherly love, fervently from the heart love one another with divine love:

1 John 3:2-3

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

Matthew 23:25-28

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you purify the exterior of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of extortion and impurity.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Titus 1:15

To the pure all things are pure: but to the corrupted and unbelieving there is nothing pure; yea, their mind and their conscience are polluted.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered up himself without spot to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled as to our hearts from an evil conscience,

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.

James 4:8

draw nigh unto God, and he draws nigh unto you. Purify your hands, ye sinners; and cleanse your hearts, ye double-minded.

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