Matthew 5:8

New Century Version

They are blessed whose thoughts are pure, for they will see God.

Cross References

Genesis 32:30

So Jacob named that place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, but my life was saved.”

2 Samuel 22:27

You are pure to those who are pure, but you are against those who are evil.

Psalm 15:2

Only those who are innocent and who do what is right. Such people speak the truth from their hearts

Psalm 18:26

You are pure to those who are pure, but you are against those who are bad.

Psalm 24:4

Only those with clean hands and pure hearts, who have not worshiped idols, who have not made promises in the name of a false god.

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.

Psalm 51:6

You want me to be completely truthful, so teach me wisdom.

Psalm 73:1

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

Proverbs 22:11

Whoever loves pure thoughts and kind words will have even the king as a friend.

Acts 15:9

To God, those people are not different from us. When they believed, he made their hearts pure.

1 Corinthians 13:12

It is the same with us. Now we see a dim reflection, as if we were looking into a mirror, but then we shall see clearly. Now I know only a part, but then I will know fully, as God has known me.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

Titus 1:15

To those who are pure, all things are pure, but to those who are full of sin and do not believe, nothing is pure. Both their minds and their consciences have been ruined.

Hebrews 10:22

let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, because we have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Hebrews 12:14

Try to live in peace with all people, and try to live free from sin. Anyone whose life is not holy will never see the Lord.

Hebrews 9:14

How much more is done by the blood of Christ. He offered himself through the eternal Spirit as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will make our consciences pure from useless acts so we may serve the living God.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is first of all pure, then peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help those who are troubled and to do good for others. It is always fair and honest.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and God will come near to you. You sinners, clean sin out of your lives. You who are trying to follow God and the world at the same time, make your thinking pure.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that your obedience to the truth has purified your souls, you can have true love for your Christian brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply with all your heart.

Revelation 22:4

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