Matthew 5:8

The Beatitudes

⁷ Blessed are the merciful and compassionate, for they will receive mercy and compassion. ⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

Before God

Blessed are

Pure in Heart

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace and holiness with all people, for no man will see the Lord without it.

Psalm 24:4

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up (turned) to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully.

Acts 15:9

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

Revelation 22:4

They will see his face and his name will be in their foreheads.

1 Corinthians 13:12

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

1 Peter 1:22

You have purified your hearts by obeying the truth. You have genuine affection for the brothers and sisters. So always love one another intensely (extremely) (deeply) from the heart.

1 John 3:2-3

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him. We will see him just as he is.

Genesis 32:30

Jacob named that place Peniel (Face of God), because he said: I have seen God face to face, yet my life was saved.

1 Chronicles 29:17-19

I well know, O my God, that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you. I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.

Job 19:26-27

Even after my skin is gone and this body destroyed, I will see God in my own flesh.

Psalm 15:2

The one who walks with integrity and does what is righteous. He speaks the truth in his heart.

Psalm 18:26

With pure people you are pure. In dealing with devious people you are clever.

Psalm 51:6

Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom.

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast (dependable) spirit within me.

Psalm 73:1

([Psalm of Asaph]) God is truly good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Proverbs 22:11

He who loves pureness of heart, for the charm of his lips the king will be his friend.

Ezekiel 36:25-27

I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Matthew 23:25-28

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, yet the inside is full of extortion and excess.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness with deep reverence for God.

Titus 1:15

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

Hebrews 9:14

The blood of Christ did even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works. Now we can serve (worship) the living God.

Hebrews 10:22

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

James 3:17

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy.

James 4:8

Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).