21 Bible Verses about The promises of God

HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.??5 And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;

But if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise.

And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by oath,

but when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law,

But as the time of the promise which God had with an oath confirmed unto Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

From this man's seed according to the promise hath God raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David: as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning: even preservation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; read more.
to perform mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his own holy covenant: the oath which he sware to Abraham our father,

And blessed is she that hath believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things told her from the Lord.

But we expect according to his promise new heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteousness.

Then said Mary, Behold a servant of the Lord, be it to me according to thy declaration. And the angel departed from her.

To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

But to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, To seeds, as unto many persons; but as to an individual, and to thy seed, which is Christ.

For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their understanding, even on their hearts will I inscribe them: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

that the Gentiles should be co-heirs, and of the same body, and sharers with them of his promise in Christ by the Gospel:

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

that ye be not slothful, but imitators of those who, by faith and long suffering, are inheriting the promises.

For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

For not by the law [came] the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith.

For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more by promise; but to Abraham God gave it freely by promise.

That is, not the children of the flesh, these are the children of God: but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

So we, brethren, as Isaac, are the children of the promise.

He hath succoured Israel his servant, that he might be mindful of mercy for ever; as he had spoken to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed.

For I will be placable to their unrighteousnesses and their sins, and their iniquities I will never more remember."

He therefore being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, hath poured out this, which ye now see and hear.

In whom ye also [trusted] after ye had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the holy Spirit of promise,

LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

For not by the law [came] the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith.

Therefore it is by faith, that it might be of grace; in order that the promise might be secured to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)

in hope of life eternal, which God, who cannot lie, hath promised before time had a being;

And this moment for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers am I standing here to be judged: which promise our twelve tribes, with fervour night and day worshipping God, hope to attain. For which hope, king Agrippa, I am criminated by the Jews.

And we preach to you the promise made to our fathers;

in hope of life eternal, which God, who cannot lie, hath promised before time had a being;

And this is the promise which he hath promised to us, even life eternal.

and I will be as a father unto you, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

Hear me, my beloved brethren. Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;

for all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

But the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

Now this I say, the covenant confirmed of God to Christ, the law, which was given three hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, so as to vacate the promise.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

For bodily exercise is of little advantage, but godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

By faith also that very Sarah, who was barren, received ability for the conception of seed, and past the usual time of life brought forth a child, because she accounted that he who promised it, would be true to his promise.

who by faith vanquished kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

that the Gentiles should be co-heirs, and of the same body, and sharers with them of his promise in Christ by the Gospel:

knowing this principally, that in the last of the days there will come scoffers, walking after their own lewd passions, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation.

But we expect according to his promise new heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteousness.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God, (which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation.

for he disputed not against the promise of God with unbelief; but was mighty in faith, giving glory to God;

whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.??5 And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;

Now I say that Jesus Christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

But now hath Christ obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been established on better promises.

LET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the gift of the law, and the sacred service, and the promises;

(which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off; even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

and assembling them together, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye have heard from me.