Matthew 5:8

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God!

Cross References

Psalm 24:4

Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.

Psalm 51:10

Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.

Hebrews 10:22

So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean water.

Hebrews 12:14

Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it.

Proverbs 22:11

If you love purity of heart and graciousness of speech, the king will be your friend.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

1 Peter 1:22

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled.

Psalm 15:2

Those who obey God in everything and always do what is right, whose words are true and sincere,

Acts 15:9

He made no difference between us and them; he forgave their sins because they believed.

Psalm 73:1

God is indeed good to Israel, to those who have pure hearts.

Hebrews 9:14

Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God.

2 Corinthians 7:1

All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God.

Psalm 18:26

You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.

1 Corinthians 13:12

What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete—as complete as God's knowledge of me.

Revelation 22:4

They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

Genesis 32:30

Jacob said, “I have seen God face-to-face, and I am still alive”; so he named the place Peniel.

Psalm 51:6

Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.

2 Samuel 22:27

You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.