Matthew 5:8

The Beatitudes

⁷ Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy. ⁸ Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God. ⁹ Blessed [are] the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Before God

Blessed are

Pure in Heart

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Psalm 24:4

He who is innocent of hands and pure of heart, who does not lift up his soul to falseness, and does not swear deceitfully.

Acts 15:9

And he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Revelation 22:4

and they will see his face, and his name [will be] on their foreheads.

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see through a mirror {indirectly}, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know completely, just as I have also been completely known.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,

1 John 3:2-3

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Genesis 32:30

Then Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [which means] "I have seen God face to face and my life was spared."

1 Chronicles 29:17-19

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

Job 19:26-27

And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,

Psalm 15:2

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.

Psalm 18:26

To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.

Psalm 51:6

Behold, you delight [in] truth in the inward parts, and in [the] hidden [parts] you make me to know wisdom.

Psalm 51:10

Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit {within me}.

Psalm 73:1

Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.

Proverbs 22:11

He who loves purity of heart [and has]{gracious speech}, his friend [is the] king.

Ezekiel 36:25-27

And I will sprinkle on you pure water, and you will be clean from all of your uncleanness, and I will cleanse you from all of your idols.

Matthew 23:25-28

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore [since we] have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, accomplishing holiness in the fear of God.

Titus 1:15

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

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve [the] living God?

Hebrews 10:22

let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled [clean] from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners, and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded!