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Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 5:8
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The pure in heart are blessed, because they will see God.

Explanation

In the Bible the heart is the centre of a person's thoughts, desires and choices. To be pure in heart is to be undivided and sincere toward God. Jesus promises that such people will see Him.

Original language
  • Μακάριοι (Makarioi): blessed
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G3107 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Blessed, happy: favoured by God.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 5:8, word 1

  • καθαροὶ (katharoi): clean
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G2513 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Pure, clean.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 5:8, word 3

  • καρδίᾳ (kardia): heart
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G2588 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Heart: the inner person.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 5:8, word 5

  • θεὸν (theon): God
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2316 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    God.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 5:8, word 9

  • ὄψονται (opsontai): to see
    Greek · Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · Strong's G3700G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    They will see.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Matthew 5:8, word 10

Cross-references
  • Psalm 24:3-4 · Background

    Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? He who has clean hands and a pure heart.

  • Hebrews 12:14 · Same theme

    Without holiness no one will see the Lord.

  • 1 John 3:2 · Same theme

    We will see Him as He is.

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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν θεὸν ὄψονται.

  1. ΜακάριοιMakarioi“Blessed [are]”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from μακάριος · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
  2. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. καθαροὶkatharoi“pure”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from καθαρός · “clean” · Strong's G2513
  4. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. καρδίᾳ,kardia“in heart,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  6. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  7. αὐτοὶautoi“they themselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θεὸνtheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  10. ὄψονται.opsontai“will see.”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3700G
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)