Matthew 5:8

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Summary

Matthew 5:8

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

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1 John 3:2

Bible References

Are

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood
And has not sworn deceitfully.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!

He who loves purity of heart
And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

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

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through

the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

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

Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a

sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

For

So Jacob named the place Peniel, for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved.”

“Even after my skin is destroyed,
Yet from my flesh I shall see God;

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.