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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> the pure in heart, For they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pure in heart are blessed, for they will see God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God blesses those people whose hearts are pure. They will see him! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose thoughts are pure. They will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Happy are the pure in heart; they will see God! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"How blessed are those who are pure in heart, because it is they who will see God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed the clean in heart—because they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>are</i> the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Happy the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Happy the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are pure in their hearts, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are pure in their hearts, for they shall see God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Blessed are the pure in heart: because they shall see God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"Happy <i>are</i> the pure in heart; because they shall see God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Blessed <Fr><i>are</i><FR> the pure in heart; for they shall see God.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/5-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=855" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">The Beatitudes</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3107.htm" title="3107: Makarioi (Adj-NMP) -- Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.">Blessed are</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2513.htm" title="2513: katharoi (Adj-NMP) -- Clean.">pure</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-DFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">in heart,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: Hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: opsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">will see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a></span><br />Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? / He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2-3</a></span><br />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. / And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">1 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Psalm 73:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-11.htm">Proverbs 22:11</a></span><br />He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-26</a></span><br />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. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15-17</a></span><br />He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— / he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. / Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.</p><p class="hdg">are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a></b></br> Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-17.htm">1 Chronicles 29:17-19</a></b></br> I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2</a></b></br> He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-30.htm">Genesis 32:30</a></b></br> And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-26.htm">Job 19:26,27</a></b></br> And <i>though</i> after my skin <i>worms</i> destroy this <i>body</i>, yet in my flesh shall I see God: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a></b></br> For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Pure</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/matthew/6-17.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Pure</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Jesus' sermon on the mount:</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">The Beattitudes;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">the salt of the earth;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">the light of the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">He came to fulfill the law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">What it is to kill;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">to commit adultery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">to swear.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">He exhorts to forgive wrong,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">to love our enemies;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">and to labor after perfection.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Blessed are the pure in heart</b><br>The term "blessed" in this context refers to a state of spiritual well-being and prosperity, often associated with divine favor. The "pure in heart" signifies those who are sincere, honest, and free from deceit or moral corruption. In biblical times, the heart was considered the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. Purity of heart implies a single-minded devotion to God, free from hypocrisy or ulterior motives. <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a> echoes this sentiment, asking who may ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in His holy place, answering that it is those with clean hands and a pure heart. This purity is not merely external but internal, reflecting a transformation that aligns with God's holiness.<p><b>for they will see God</b><br>The promise of seeing God is profound, as it suggests an intimate relationship and direct experience of His presence. In the Old Testament, seeing God was often associated with fear and awe, as in <a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Exodus 33:20</a>, where God tells Moses that no one can see His face and live. However, this beatitude promises a future fulfillment where the pure in heart will behold God. This aligns with the eschatological hope found in <a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Revelation 22:4</a>, where the redeemed will see His face. The promise also reflects the transformative power of purity, as only those who are purified by God can stand in His presence. This vision of God is both a present spiritual reality and a future hope, emphasizing the ultimate reward for those who seek God with a sincere heart.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of the Beatitudes, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, where He outlines the characteristics of those who belong to the Kingdom of Heaven.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_followers.htm">Disciples and Followers</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing those who are committed to following Him and learning His ways.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mount.htm">The Mount</a></b><br>The location where Jesus delivered the Sermon, symbolizing a place of divine revelation and teaching.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_pure_in_heart.htm">Understanding Pure in Heart</a></b><br>The Greek word for "pure" (katharos) implies being clean, free from corrupt desire, and sincere. A pure heart is undivided in its devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_seeing_god.htm">The Promise of Seeing God</a></b><br>The promise that the pure in heart will "see God" is both a present and future reality. In the present, it involves perceiving God's work and presence in our lives. In the future, it points to the ultimate vision of God in eternity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_purity.htm">Cultivating Purity</a></b><br>Purity of heart is cultivated through regular confession, repentance, and a commitment to living according to God's Word. It involves a daily surrender to the Holy Spirit's transforming work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in purifying our hearts. As believers, we must rely on His power to cleanse us from sin and empower us to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_integrity.htm">Living with Integrity</a></b><br>A pure heart is reflected in a life of integrity, where our actions align with our professed beliefs. This integrity is a powerful testimony to the world of God's transformative power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_keep_heart_and_actions_pure.htm">How can one maintain purity in heart and actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_contemplating_purity.htm">What does it mean to contemplate purity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_beatific_vision.htm">What is the Beatific Vision?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_pure_in_heart.htm">What defines being pure in heart?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Pure in heart.</span>--Here, as with the poor in spirit, the noun determines the region in which the purity is to be found--the "heart" as representing desires and affections, as the "spirit" represents the will and higher personality. The purity so described is not that which was the ideal of the Pharisee, outward and ceremonial, nor, again, was it limited, as the common language of Christians too often limits it, to the absence of one special form of sensual sin; but it excluded every element of baseness--the impurity of hate or greed of gain, no less than that of lust. Not without cause, however, has the evil of the latter sin so overshadowed the others that it has almost monopolised the name. No single form of evil spreads its taint more deeply than that which "lets in contagion to the inward parts."<p><span class= "bld">Shall see God.</span>--Does the promise find its fulfilment only in the beatific vision of the saints in glory, seeing God as He is (<a href="/1_john/3-2.htm" title="Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.">1John 3:2</a>), knowing even as also we are known (<a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm" title="For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.">1Corinthians 13:12</a>)? Doubtless there, and there only, will be the full fruition which now we wait for; but "purity of heart," so far as it exists, brings with it the power of seeing more than others see in all through which God reveals Himself--the beauty of nature, the inward light, the moral order of the world, the written word, the life and teaching of Christ. Though we see as yet "through a glass," as in a mirror that reflects imperfectly, yet in that glass we behold "the glory of the Lord" (<a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm" title="For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.">1Corinthians 13:12</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm" title="But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.">2Corinthians 3:18</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The pure in heart</span>. Our Lord naturally passes in thought from the sixth to the seventh commandment (cf. vers. 21, 27), finding the basis of his phraseology in <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3, 4</a>, "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?... He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart (LXX. <span class="greek">ἀθῶος χερσὶν καὶ καθαρὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ</span>) (cf. also <a href="/psalms/72-1.htm">Psalm 72:1</a>). <span class="greek">Καθαρός</span> (besides speaking of mere physical cleanness, ch. 27:59) specially refers to freedom from pollution, judged by God's standard of what pollution is, whether it be a matter of ceremonial enactment (meats, <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20</a>; cf. <a href="/mark/7-19.htm">Mark 7:19</a>; cf. leprosy, Mark 8:2, 3; 10:8, <span class="accented">et al.</span>) or of ethical relation (<a href="/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10, 11</a>; <a href="/john/15-3.htm">John 15:3</a>); cf. Origen.'Hem. in Joh.,' 73:2 (Meyer), "Every sin soils the soul (<span class="greek">Πᾶσα ἁμαρτία ῤύπον ἐντίθησι τῇ</span> <span class="greek">ψυχῇ</span>)" (cf. also Bishop Westcott, 'Hebrews,' p. 346). <span class="accented">In heart.</span> The seat of the affections (<a href="/matthew/6-21.htm">Matthew 6:21</a>; <a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>) and the understanding (<a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a>), also the central spring of all human words and actions (<a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a>); cf. <span class="greek">καθαρὰ καρδία</span> (<a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">1 Timothy 1:5</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a>), which implies something deeper than <span class="greek">καθαρὰ</span> <span class="greek">συνείδησις</span> (<a href="/1_timothy/3-9.htm">1 Timothy 3:9</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/1-3.htm">2 Timothy 1:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall see God</span>. Not in his courts (<a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24</a>.) on Mount Moriah, but above; and in one complete vision fully grasped (<span class="greek">ὄψονται</span>). The thought of present spiritual sight of God, though, perhaps, hardly to be excluded (contrast Weiss, 'Matthausev.'), is at least swallowed up in the thought of the full and final revelation. Those who are pure in heart, and care not for such sights as lead men into sin, are unconsciously preparing themselves for the great spiritual sight - the beatific vision (<a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Revelation 22:4</a>; cf. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a>). In <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a> holiness (<span class="greek">ἁγιασμός</span>) is an indispensable quality for such a vision of "the Lord." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Blessed [are]</span><br /><span class="grk">Μακάριοι</span> <span class="translit">(Makarioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3107.htm">Strong's 3107: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pure</span><br /><span class="grk">καθαροὶ</span> <span class="translit">(katharoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2513.htm">Strong's 2513: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in heart,</span><br /><span class="grk">καρδίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(kardia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(Hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(autoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will see</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄψονται</span> <span class="translit">(opsontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart (Matt. 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