Matthew 5:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Ps 24:4 : 4 He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • Ps 51:10 : 10 Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
  • Acts 15:9 : 9 Making no division between them and us, but making clean their hearts by faith.
  • Prov 22:11 : 11 He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
  • 1 John 3:2-3 : 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
  • Rev 22:4 : 4 And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows.
  • Jas 4:8 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
  • Matt 23:25-28 : 25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire. 26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean. 27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things. 28 Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
  • Heb 10:22 : 22 Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
  • Ezek 36:25-27 : 25 And I will put clean water on you so that you may be clean: from all your unclean ways and from all your images I will make you clean. 26 And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh, and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit in you, causing you to be guided by my rules, and you will keep my orders and do them.
  • 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.
  • Ps 73:1 : 1 Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
  • 1 Chr 29:17-19 : 17 And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you. 18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the deepest thoughts of your people, and let their hearts be fixed and true to you; 19 And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
  • Ps 18:26 : 26 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
  • Heb 9:14 : 14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who, being without sin, made an offering of himself to God through the Holy Spirit, make your hearts clean from dead works to be servants of the living God?
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob gave that place the name of Peniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and still I am living.
  • Job 19:26-27 : 26 And ... without my flesh I will see God; 27 Whom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

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  • 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

  • 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

  • 32 The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.

  • 5 Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

  • 23 And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see:

  • 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • 28 But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

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  • 11 He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

  • 6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

  • 4 See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

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  • 10 Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.

  • 9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.

  • 11 But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

  • 2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  • 4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • 15 Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

  • 29 Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!

  • 20 For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • 14 Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

  • 12 There is a generation who seem to themselves to be free from sin, but are not washed from their unclean ways.