Matthew 5:8
'Happy the clean in heart — because they shall see God.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
In Context
7'Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.
9'Happy the peacemakers — because they shall be called Sons of God.
Cross References
Genesis 32:30And Jacob calleth the name of the place Peniel: for 'I have seen God face unto face, and my life is delivered;'
Job 19:26And after my skin hath compassed this [body], Then from my flesh I see God:
Psalms 18:26With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
Psalms 51:6Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
Psalms 73:1A Psalm of Asaph. Only — good to Israel [is] God, to the clean of heart. And I — as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,
Ezekiel 36:25And I have sprinkled over you clean water, And ye have been clean; From all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, I do cleanse you.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →