Matthew 5:8 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 5:8

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

YLT

`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

DBT

Blessed the pure in heart, for they shall seeGod.

About this book

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 24:4
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Ezekiel 36:25–27
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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As he cannot endure to look upon their iniquity, so they cannot endure to look upon his purity; nor shall any unclean thing enter into the new Jerusalem; but all that are pure in heart, all that are truly sanctified, have desires wrought in them, which nothing but the sight of God will sanctify; and divine grace will not leave those desires unsatisfied.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

He prescribes duty as the way, and gives us standing rules of that duty. He directs his disciples, 1. To understand what they are--the salt of the earth, and the lights of the world,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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