“Blessed are (A)the pure in heart, for (B)they shall see God.

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Blessed are the pure in heart,(A)
    for they will see God.(B)

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(A)He who has (B)clean hands and (C)a pure heart,
    who does not (D)lift up his soul to (E)what is false
    and does not swear deceitfully.

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The one who has clean hands(A) and a pure heart,(B)
    who does not trust in an idol(C)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

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  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely

10 (A)Create in me a (B)clean heart, O God,
    and (C)renew a right[a] spirit within me.

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  1. Psalm 51:10 Or steadfast

10 Create in me a pure heart,(A) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(B)

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22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts (A)sprinkled clean (B)from an evil conscience and our bodies (C)washed with pure water.

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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)

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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.

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Warning and Encouragement

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)

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11 He who (A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose (B)speech is gracious, (C)will have the king as his friend.

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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.(A)

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(A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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25 (A)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (B)all your uncleannesses, and (C)from all your idols (D)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (E)a new heart, and (F)a new spirit I will put within you. (G)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 (H)And I will put my Spirit within you, (I)and cause you to walk in my statutes and (J)be careful to obey my rules.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 36:27 Or my just decrees

25 I will sprinkle(A) clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse(B) you from all your impurities(C) and from all your idols.(D) 26 I will give you a new heart(E) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone(F) and give you a heart of flesh.(G) 27 And I will put my Spirit(H) in you and move you to follow my decrees(I) and be careful to keep my laws.(J)

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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart

17 But (A)the wisdom from above is first pure, then (B)peaceable, gentle, open to reason, (C)full of mercy and good fruits, (D)impartial and (E)sincere.

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17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D)

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He who (A)walks blamelessly and (B)does what is right
    and (C)speaks truth in his heart;

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The one whose walk is blameless,(A)
    who does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth(B) from their heart;

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15 (A)To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and (B)unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both (C)their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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15 To the pure, all things are pure,(A) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(B) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(C)

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Beloved, we are (A)God's children (B)now, and what we will be (C)has not yet appeared; but we know that (D)when he appears[a] (E)we shall be like him, because (F)we shall see him as he is. And everyone who (G)thus hopes in him (H)purifies himself as he is pure.

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears

Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E) All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(F) just as he is pure.(G)

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known