62 Bible Verses about Promises
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That is, They who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the descendants.
For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.
For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise.
He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken to you of.
And now, O LORD God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, establish it forever, and do as you have said.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but to those also who are of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
There failed not any of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tested in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
[Zayin] Remember the word unto your servant, upon which you have caused me to hope.
My eyes awake before the night watches, that I might meditate in your word.
And if you are Christ's, then are you Abraham's descendants, and heirs according to the promise.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is proven: he is a shield to all those that trust in him.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
In whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
How sweet are your words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
The LORD has sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of your body will I set upon your throne.
When you vow a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay that which you have vowed.
Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his descendants, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
That which is gone out from your lips you shall keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as you have vowed unto the LORD your God, which you have promised with your mouth.
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the descendant should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
Whosoever boasts about himself of a gift not given is like clouds and wind without rain.
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
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By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Topics on Promises
Answered Promises
2 Corinthians 1:20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Earth, Promises About
Genesis 8:21And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
God's Promises
Joshua 21:45There failed not any of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Gospel, Promises Of
John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Guidance, God's Promises Of
Isaiah 14:27For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Prayer, God's Promises Concerning
Matthew 7:7-11Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Promises Of The Holy Spirit
1 Samuel 10:6And the spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be turned into another man.
Promises respecting
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Promises To Children
Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Promises To Stand on
2 Corinthians 1:19-20For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silas and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Promises To The Afflicted
Job 11:16Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
Promises, Human
Genesis 14:22-24And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
The promises of God
2 Corinthians 1:20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.