Matthew 5:8

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Matthew 5:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

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

9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Matthew 23:25

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

Matthew 23:27

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

Matthew 23:28

In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

1 Chronicles 29:18

O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

Psalms 15:2

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

Psalms 18:26

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

Psalms 24:4

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

Psalms 51:6

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

Psalms 51:10

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

Psalms 73:1

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Proverbs 22:11

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

Ezekiel 36:25

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

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Acts 15:9

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

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Titus 1:15

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

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

James 3:17

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

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.

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

Genesis 32:30

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

Job 19:26

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

Job 19:27

I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

1 Corinthians 13:12

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 fully, even as I am fully known.

Hebrews 12:14

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

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.