And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me.

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is made of no effect;

Truly He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

so that the blessing of Abraham might be to the nations in Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brothers, I speak according to man, a covenant having been ratified, even among mankind, no one sets aside or adds to it. read more. And to Abraham and to his Seed the promises were spoken. It does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, "And to your Seed," which is Christ. And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it. For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise. Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand. But the Mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law. But the Scripture shut up all under sin, so that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. But before faith came, we were kept under Law, having been shut up to the faith about to be revealed. So that the Law has become a trainer of us until Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But faith coming, we are no longer under a trainer. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many as were baptized into Christ, you put on Christ. There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise,

And it shall be, when you have come to the land which Jehovah will give you, according as He has promised, that you shall keep this service.

Therefore Levi has no part nor inheritance with his brothers. Jehovah is his inheritance, according as Jehovah your God promised him.

That which has gone out of your lips you shall keep and perform, even a free-will offering, according as you have vowed to Jehovah your God, which you have promised with your mouth.

And the rulers said to them, Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the rulers had promised them.

For Your Word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things to make Your servant know.

And now, O Lord Jehovah, You are that God, and Your Words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

Blessed be Jehovah, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant.

And they said, We will restore, and will ask nothing from them. So we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and took an oath from them that they should do according to this promise.

And they said, We will restore, and will ask nothing from them. So we will do as you say. Then I called the priests and took an oath from them that they should do according to this promise.

And You multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land concerning which You had promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and of the sum of the silver which Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews in order to destroy them.

For He remembered His holy promise and Abraham His servant.

For so says Jehovah: As I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.

And when they heard, they were glad and promised to give him silver. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

And behold, I send the promise of My father on you. But you sit in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.

And having met with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which you heard from Me.

Therefore being exalted to the right of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this which you now see and hear.

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

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

And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.

But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

And finding not one cause of death in Him, they begged Pilate to do away with Him.

And we preach the gospel to you, the promise made to the fathers,

But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you.

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made to our fathers by God,

That is, not the children of the flesh are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for a seed.

For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

Then having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

so that the blessing of Abraham might be to the nations in Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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

But brothers, we, like Isaac, are children of promise.

in whom also you, hearing the Word of Truth, the gospel of our salvation, in whom also believing, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

that the nations should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partaker of His promise in Christ through the gospel.

Therefore, a promise being left to enter into His rest, let us fear lest any of you should seem to come short of it.

that you be not slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

In this way desiring to declare more fully to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, God interposed by an oath,

And here men who die receive tithes; but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

And for this cause He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, those who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promise with him.

of whom it was said that in Isaac your Seed shall be called,

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise,

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

through which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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 creation.

And this is the promise that He has promised us: everlasting life.

But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is made of no effect;

so that the blessing of Abraham might be to the nations in Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it. For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God gave it to Abraham by way of promise.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law. But the Scripture shut up all under sin, so that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

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

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which was built upon better promises.

through which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.