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

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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

Having therefore 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 them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

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And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for,'said he , I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

And after my skin, even this body , is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

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

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