21 Bible Verses about The promises of God

So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.

By faith he made his temporary home in the land that God had promised him, although a land inhabited by others, living merely in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were to share the promise with him.

Therefore, because God wanted to make the strongest demonstration of the unchangeable character of His purpose, He interposed with an oath,

but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law,

As the time approached for realizing the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people multiplied and became more numerous in Egypt,

It is from this man's descendants that God, as He promised, has brought to Israel a Saviour in the person of Jesus,

and He has made a mighty Saviour for us in the house of His servant David, "as He promised by the lips of His ancient prophets, deliverance from our foes and from the hands of all who hate us, read more.
to show mercy to our forefathers, and carry out His sacred covenant, the oath which He swore to our forefather Abraham,

Blessed is she who has believed, for what is promised to her by the Lord will be fulfilled."

In accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which uprightness will have its permanent home.

Then Mary said, "I am the Lord's slave. May what you say take place with me." Then the angel left her.

Then what about the law? It was added later on to increase transgressions, until the descendant to whom the promise was made should come, enacted through the agency of angels in the person of an intermediary.

Now the promises were made to Abraham and his descendant. It does not say, "and to your descendants," in the plural, but in the singular, "and to your descendant," that is, Christ.

'For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel in those days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. And nevermore will each one need to teach his fellow-citizen,

that the heathen through union with Christ Jesus are fellow-heirs with the Jews, are members with them of the same body, and sharers with them of the promise through the good news,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,

so that you may not grow careless, but may follow the example of those who through their faith and patient endurance are now possessors of the blessings promised.

Indeed, to carry out the will of God and to receive the blessing He has promised, you need endurance, for:

For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.

For if our inheritance depends on the law, it can no longer depend on the promise. But it was by promise that God so graciously bestowed it upon Abraham.

That is, it is not Abraham's natural descendants who are God's children, but those who are made children by the promise are counted his true descendants.

Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are children born to fulfill the promise.

He has helped His servant Israel, so as to remember mercy, as He promised our forefathers, Abraham and his descendants forever."

For I will be merciful to their deeds of wrong, and never, never any more will I recall their sins,'"

So He has been exalted to God's right hand and has received from His Father, as promised, and poured out upon us the Holy Spirit, as you see and hear.

You too, as you have heard the message of the truth, the good news that means your salvation, and as you have trusted in Him too, have been stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,

So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it.

For the promise made to Abraham and his descendants, that he should own the world, was not conditioned on the law, but on the right standing he had with God through faith.

So it is conditioned on faith, that it might be in accordance with God's unmerited favor, so that the promise might be in force for all the descendants of Abraham, not only for those who belong to the law party but also for those who belong to the faith group of Abraham. He is the father of us all,

let us, without ever wavering, keep on holding to the hope that we profess, for He is to be trusted who has made the promise,

in the hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago

And now it is for the hope of the promise made by God to our forefathers that I stand here on trial, which promise our twelve tribes, by devotedly worshiping day and night, hope to see fulfilled for them. It is for this hope, your Majesty, that I am accused by some Jews.

So now we are bringing you the good news about the promise that was made to our forefathers,

in the hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago

And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.

I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters of mine,' The Lord Almighty said." So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.

Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

But with Him it is always "Yes," for, as many as the promises of God may be, through Him they are always "Yes." This is why our "Amen" through Him is for the glory of God when spoken by us.

So, since we have such promises as these, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles our bodies and spirits, and in reverence to God carry on our consecration to completeness.

But the Scripture pictures all mankind as prisoners of sin, so that the promised blessing through faith in Christ might be given to those who have faith.

At that time you were without any connection with Christ; you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the sacred compacts made by God's promise, with no hope, and no God in the world.

I mean this: The law which was given four hundred and thirty years later could not annul the contract which had already been ratified by God, so as to cancel the promise.

Is the law then contrary to God's promises? Of course not. For if a law had been given that was able to impart life, surely, then, right standing would have come through law.

Physical training, indeed, is of some service, but religion is of service for everything, for it contains a promise for the present life as well as the future.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,

By faith Sarah received strength to become pregnant, and actually gave birth to a child, although she was past the time of life for it, because she thought that He who made her the promise was to be trusted.

who by their faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, received new promises, shut the mouths of lions,

that the heathen through union with Christ Jesus are fellow-heirs with the Jews, are members with them of the same body, and sharers with them of the promise through the good news,

First of all, you must understand this, that in the last days mockers will come with their mockeries, living in accordance with their evil passions, and saying, "Where is His promised coming? For ever since our forefathers fell asleep everything has remained exactly as it was from the beginning of creation!"

In accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which uprightness will have its permanent home.

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to preach God's good news, which long ago He promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,

and saying, "Where is His promised coming? For ever since our forefathers fell asleep everything has remained exactly as it was from the beginning of creation!"

and yet he never staggered in doubt at the promise of God but grew powerful in faith, because he gave the glory to God

It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature.

Yes, I mean that Christ has become a servant to Israel to prove God's truthfulness, to make valid His promises to our forefathers,

But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises.

So let us fear that when the promise for us to be admitted to His rest is still remaining valid some one of you may be found to have missed it.

Blessed is the person who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.

For they are Israelites; to them belong the privileges of sonship, God's glorious presence, the special covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, the promises,

which long ago He promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,

for the promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are far away whom the Lord our God may call to Him."

And once while He was eating with them, He charged them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised. "You have heard me speak of it," He said,