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Berean Standard Bible

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

Matthew 5:8

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The sixth beatitude echoes Psalm 24, which asks who may stand in God's holy place and answers that it is the one with clean hands and a pure heart. In Jewish thought the heart was the center of the whole person: thoughts, will and desires.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Blessed the clean in heart -- because they shall see God.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Bienaventurados los de limpio corazón: porque ellos verán á Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Dichosos los que tienen un corazón limpio, porque verán a Dios!

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