<p>5:8&nbsp;<em>Blessed are the pure in heart</em>- Heb.&nbsp;<em>bare lev</em>, also translated 'broken hearted' in Is. 61:1. A pure heart can also be understood in the context of what happens on repentance and receipt of forgiveness, for Ps. 51:10 uses the term to describe David's position after his repentance and forgiveness (also in Ps. 73:13).</p>
<p><em>For they shall see God</em>- Again the Lord is encouraging the disciples whom He was addressing to see themselves as Moses (see on 5:1), for Moses was held in Judaism as the only one who had seen God (Ex. 33:11).</p>