Matthew 5:8 Cross References

Matthew 5:8

8: God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

Psalms 24:4

  1. Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.

Psalms 51:10

  1. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Hebrews 12:14

  1. Try to live in peace with everyone, and seek to live a clean and holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

Hebrews 10:22

  1. let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Ezekiel 36:25

  1. "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.
  2. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart.
  3. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command.

James 4:8

  1. Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites.

Proverbs 22:11

  1. Anyone who loves a pure heart and gracious speech is the king's friend.

1 Peter 1:22

  1. Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts.

James 3:17

  1. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

Acts 15:9

  1. He made no distinction between us and them, for he also cleansed their hearts through faith.

Psalms 15:2

  1. Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.

Titus 1:15

  1. Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are defiled.

Psalms 73:1

  1. Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.

1 John 3:2

  1. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
  2. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

Matthew 23:25

  1. "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy--full of greed and self-indulgence!
  2. Blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup, and then the outside will become clean, too.
  3. "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity.
  4. You try to look like upright people outwardly, but inside your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

1 Chronicles 29:17

  1. I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
  2. "O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes.
  3. Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, decrees, and principles, and to build this Temple, for which I have made all these preparations."

Hebrews 9:14

  1. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.

Revelation 22:4

  1. And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

2 Corinthians 7:1

  1. Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete purity because we fear God.

Psalms 18:26

  1. To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.

1 Corinthians 13:12

  1. Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.

Genesis 32:30

  1. Jacob named the place Peniel--"face of God"--for he said, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared."

Psalms 51:6

  1. But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being.

Job 19:26

  1. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
  2. I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!
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