matthew-5:8,-matthew-5:12,-nehemiah-8:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

The pure in heart . Our Lord naturally passes in thought from the sixth to the seventh commandment (cf. Matthew 5:21 , Matthew 5:27 ), finding the basis of his phraseology in Psalms 24:3 , Psalms 24:4 , "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?… He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ( LXX . ἀθῶος χερσὶν καὶ καθαρὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ ) (cf. also Psalms 72:1 ). καθαρός (besides speaking of mere physical cleanness, Psalms 27:1-14 :59) specially refers to freedom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

The Beatitude of the pure in heart. "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." If the foregoing Beatitude were one that turned its face principally to man, and looked as it were fixedly on him, yet with most undoubted aspect Godward, this , on the other hand, the eighth in order, must certainly be held (and all the more so by force of the latter clause of it)to place us face to face with God—how certainly, also, to the subsequent advantage of our fellow-man none can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

The vision of the pure. Properly to understand this great subject it is necessary to consider— I. THAT MAN IS ENDOWED WITH SPIRITUAL SENSES . 1 . The body is the material image of the soul. 2 . We experience spiritual sensation. II. THAT MORAL PURITY IS THE CONDITION OF THEIR HIGHEST EXERCISE . 1 . To the pure especially God reveals himself in his works. 2 . To the pure exclusively God reveals himself by his Spirit. 3 . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart - That is, whose minds, motives, and principles are pure; who seek not only to have the external actions correct, but who desire to be holy in heart, and who are so. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart.They shall see God - There is a sense in which all will see God, Revelation 1:7. That is, they will behold him as a Judge, not as a Friend. In this place it is spoken of as a special favor. So also in Revelation 22:4, “And they shall see... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:8. The pure in heart Those whose hearts are purified by faith; who are not only sprinkled from an evil conscience by the blood of Jesus, but cleansed by the Spirit of God from vain thoughts, unprofitable reasonings, earthly and sensual desires, and corrupt passions; who are purified from pride, self-will, discontent, impatience, anger, malice, envy, covetousness, ambition; whose hearts are circumcised to love the Lord their God with all their hearts, and their neighbours as... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNTWhen people enter Jesus’ kingdom they enter a new life. They come under the rule of Jesus and, as his disciples, listen to his teaching and put it into practice. Their behaviour is not governed by a set of rules such as the law of Moses, but by the character of Jesus, who wants to reproduce that character in them. The collection of Jesus’ teachings commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount deals with the attitudes, behaviour and responsibilities of those who have come... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:8

pure in heart. Compare Psalms 24:4 ; Psalms 73:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.This refers not merely to those whose hearts are free from evil purpose and desire but particularly alludes to those whose hearts have been purified by faith (Acts 15:9) and obedience to the gospel (1 Peter 1:22). The "heart" in this passage is, of course, THE MIND. According to the Scriptures, it is "THE HEART" that imagines (Genesis 6:5), understands (Matthew 15:13), reasons (Mark 2:8), thinks (Luke 9:47), believes (Romans 10:9), and loves... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:8. Blessed are the pure in heart— Dr. Blair supposes that this may refer to the expectation which the Jews had of possessing themselves of beautiful captives in the wars by which they fancied the Messiah's kingdom would be established. The large seraglios of eastern princes and great men, which, by a very mistaken taste, were regarded as matters of state and grandeur, might possibly give countenance to such an extravagant notion. Dr. Doddridge, therefore, in the following paraphrase,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:8

8. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God—Here, too, we are on Old Testament ground. There the difference between outward and inward purity, and the acceptableness of the latter only in the sight of God, are everywhere taught. Nor is the "vision of God" strange to the Old Testament; and though it was an understood thing that this was not possible in the present life ( :-; and compare Job 19:26; Job 19:27; Isaiah 6:5), yet spiritually it was known and felt to be the privilege of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 5:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 5:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 5:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 5:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 5:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 5:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 5:8

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