Matthew 5:8

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

Cross References (24)

  • Psalms 24:4 (97)

    He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

  • Psalms 51:10 (93)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

  • Hebrews 10:22 (75)

    let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilt

  • Hebrews 12:14 (73)

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

  • Ezekiel 36:25–27 (62)

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your

  • Proverbs 22:11 (61)

    He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

  • James 4:8 (59)

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind

  • 1 Peter 1:22 (53)

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one

  • James 3:17 (44)

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,

  • Titus 1:15 (35)

    To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and thei

  • Psalms 15:2 (34)

    He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

  • Psalms 73:1 (32)

    A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

  • Acts 15:9 (31)

    He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

  • 1 John 3:2–3 (31)

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we

  • Matthew 23:25–28 (30)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o

  • 2 Corinthians 7:1 (24)

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit,

  • Hebrews 9:14 (21)

    how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our co

  • 1 Chronicles 29:17–19 (18)

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an

  • 1 Corinthians 13:12 (18)

    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fu

  • Psalms 18:26 (18)

    to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

  • Revelation 22:4 (16)

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

  • Job 19:26–27 (16)

    Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

  • Genesis 32:30 (11)

    So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

  • Psalms 51:6 (11)

    Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.