Matthew 5:8

Douay-Rheims Bible

Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Blessed are the pure in heart,

King James Version (1611)
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

King James Version
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

English Standard Version
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

New American Standard Bible
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

New Century Version
They are blessed whose thoughts are pure, for they will see God.

Amplified Bible
"Blessed [anticipating God's presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Legacy Standard Bible
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

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

Contemporary English Version
God blesses those people whose hearts are pure. They will see him!

Complete Jewish Bible
"How blessed are the pure in heart! for they will see God.

Darby Translation
Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God.

Easy-to-Read Version
Great blessings belong to those whose thoughts are pure. They will be with God.

George Lamsa Translation
Blessed are those who are pure in their hearts, for they shall see God.

Good News Translation
"Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God!

Lexham English Bible
Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Literal Translation
Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.

American Standard Version
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Bible in Basic English
Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

Hebrew Names Version
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

International Standard Version
"How blessed are those who are pure in heart,Psalm 15:2; 24:4; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Hebrews 12:14; 1 John 3:2-3;">[xr] for it is they who will see God!

Etheridge Translation
Blessed they who are pure in their hearts, for they shall see Aloha.

Murdock Translation
Blessed are the clean in heart: for they shall behold God !

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

English Revised Version
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

World English Bible
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Happy are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessid ben thei that ben of clene herte, for thei schulen se God.

Update Bible Version
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

New English Translation
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

New King James Version
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

New Living Translation
God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

New Life Bible
Those who have a pure heart are happy, because they will see God.

New Revised Standard
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Happy, the pure, in heart; for, they, shall, see God:

Revised Standard Version
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Blessed are the pure in herte: for they shall se God.

Young's Literal Translation
`Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Blessed are the pure in herte: for they shall se God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

THE MESSAGE
"You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God takes mighty good care of those whose hearts are as pure as spring water, 'cause they will sure enough see God one day.

Contextual Overview

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. ⁵ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁶ Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the clean of heart: they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake: ¹² Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

are: Matthew 23:25-28, 1 Chronicles 29:17-19, Psalms 15:2, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 51:6, Psalms 51:10, Psalms 73:1, Proverbs 22:11, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Acts 15:9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Titus 1:15, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:22, James 3:17, James 4:8, 1 Peter 1:22

for: Genesis 32:30, Job 19:26, Job 19:27, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Hebrews 12:14, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:3

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:27 - the pure Psalms 16:11 - in thy Psalms 73:25 - Whom Proverbs 21:8 - but John 14:8 - show 1 Timothy 1:5 - a pure James 1:27 - Pure 2 Peter 3:1 - pure Revelation 22:4 - they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Blessed are the pure in heart,.... Not in the head; for men may have pure notions and impure hearts; not in the hand, or action, or in outward conversation only; so the Pharisees were outwardly righteous before men, but inwardly full of impurity; but "in heart". The heart of man is naturally unclean; nor is it in the power of man to make it clean, or to be pure from his sin; nor is any man in this life, in such sense, so pure in heart, as to be entirely free from sin. This is only true of Christ, angels, and glorified saints: but such may be said to be so, who, though they have sin dwelling in them, are justified from all sin, by the righteousness of Christ, and are "clean through the word", or sentence of justification pronounced upon them, on the account of that righteousness; whose iniquities are all of them forgiven, and whose hearts are sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, which cleanses from all sin; and who have the grace of God wrought in their hearts, which, though as yet imperfect, it is entirely pure; there is not the least spot or stain of sin in it: and such souls as they are in love with, so they most earnestly desire after more purity of heart, lip, life, and conversation. And happy they are,

for they shall see God; in this life, enjoying communion with him, both in private and public, in the several duties of religion, in the house and ordinances of God; where they often behold his beauty, see his power and his glory, and taste, and know, that he is good and gracious: and in the other world, where they shall see God in Christ, with the eyes of their understanding; and God incarnate, with the eyes of their bodies, after the resurrection; which sight of Christ, and God in Christ, will be unspeakably glorious, desirable, delightful, and satisfying; it will be free from all darkness and error, and from all interruption; it will be an appropriating and transforming one, and will last for ever.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed are the pure in heart - That is, whose minds, motives, and principles are pure; who seek not only to have the external actions correct, but who desire to be holy in heart, and who are so. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart.

They shall see God - There is a sense in which all will see God, Revelation 1:7. That is, they will behold him as a Judge, not as a Friend. In this place it is spoken of as a special favor. So also in Revelation 22:4, “And they shall see his face.” To see the face of one, or to be in the presence of any one, were terms among the Jews expressive of great favor. It was regarded as a high honor to be in the presence of kings and princes, and to be permitted to see them, Proverbs 22:29, “He shall stand before kings.” See also 2 Kings 25:19, “Those that stood in the king’s presence;” in the Hebrew, those that saw the face of the king; that is, who were his favorites and friends. So here, to see God, means to be his friends and favorites, and to dwell with him in his kingdom.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 5:8. Pure in heart — In opposition to the Pharisees, who affected outward purity, while their hearts were full of corruption and defilement. A principal part of the Jewish religion consisted in outward washings and cleansings: on this ground they expected to see God, to enjoy eternal glory: but Christ here shows that a purification of the heart, from all vile affections and desires, is essentially requisite in order to enter into the kingdom of God. He whose soul is not delivered from all sin, through the blood of the covenant, can have no Scriptural hope of ever being with God. There is a remarkable illustration of this passage, quoted by Mr. Wakefield from Origen, Contra Cels. lib. vi. "God has no body, and therefore is invisible: but men of contemplation can discern him with the heart and understanding. But A DEFILED HEART CANNOT SEE GOD: but HE MUST BE PURE WHO WISHES TO ENJOY A PROPER VIEW OF A PURE BEING."

Shall see God. — This is a Hebraism, which signifies, possess God, enjoy his felicity: as seeing a thing, was used among the Hebrews for possessing it. See Psalms 16:10. Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption, i.e. he shall not be corrupted. So John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot SEE the kingdom of God, i.e. he cannot enjoy it. So John 3:16. He that believeth not the Son, shall not SEE life, i. e shall not be put in possession of eternal glory. The Hindoo idolaters vainly boast of what the genuine followers of Christ actually enjoy - having the Divine favour witnessed to their souls by the Holy Spirit. The Hindoos pretend that some of their sages have been favoured with a sight of their guardian deity. - See WARD'S Customs.

Probably our Lord alludes to the advantages those had, who were legally pure, of entering into the sanctuary, into the presence of God, while those who had contracted any legal defilement were excluded from it. This also was obviously typical.