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What are related verses?

Related passages to Matthew 5:8 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 5:9, and Matthew 4, and more.

Matthew 5:8 (YLT)

Passage

`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:6 `Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

Matthew 5:7 `Happy the kind--because they shall find kindness.

Matthew 5:8 `Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

Matthew 5:9 `Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

Matthew 5:10 `Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happy", "clean", "heart--because", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happy" and "clean", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Happy the kind--because they shall find kindness..." into verse 9's "Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called...", so "happy" and "clean" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "happy" and "clean" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.