1. Matthew 5:8 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does it mean to be pure in heart?

Matthew 5:8 (ESV)

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

The idea of being pure in heart is reflected in Psalm 24:3–4. It refers to loyalty, wholehearted service to God, 1 unmixed devotion. 2 Purity of heart is an internal integrity that manifests itself in outward behaviour, not an outward veneer only (as was common among some of the Pharisees). 3