Matthew 5:8

BIBLE IN TEN · Nov 13, 2024 · 8m

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Blessed are the pure in heart,

For they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

“Blessed – the pure of heart,

For they – God they will see” (CG).

In the previous verse, Jesus referred to the compassionate, noting that they will be compassionated. Next, He turns to the first verse I ever memorized. It was on a refrigerator magnate, and I was probably about five. It begins with, “Blessed – the pure of heart.”

Jesus is probably referring to a Psalm of David where this thought is presented as ascending to the temple –

“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?

Or who may stand in…