62 Bible Verses about Promises

Now this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.

This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.

He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations --

I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.

I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!"

So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants -- not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For every one of God's promises are "Yes" in him; therefore also through him the "Amen" is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.

Not one of the Lord's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.

The Lord's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

(Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to the promise.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it.

These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.

and saying, "Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation."

I will listen to what God the Lord says. For he will make peace with his people, his faithful followers. Yet they must not return to their foolish ways.

And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) -- when you believed in Christ -- you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering.

They believed his promises; they sang praises to him.

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

"But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,

And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

"I, the Lord, affirm: 'The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled."