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“What do you want?” He asked her.

Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfSelfishness, Shown InUnwise PrayersTwo SonsRight DesiresMothers And SonsUnconditional Love

nay, he ratified his promise with an oath, "I will give you whatever you require, said he, tho' it be even the half of my kingdom."

Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfHalf Of Districts

they were glad to hear him, and promis'd to give him money. upon which he contriv'd the most favourable occasion to betray him.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeConnivanceJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For PeopleRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them;[note: see Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 403?6, whether promise or prediction] they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."

Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesCharismatic IssuesLaying On Of HandsPower Over SnakesLaying On Hands To HealHealing Through DisciplesHurthurting

according to the promise he made to our ancestors to Abraham and his descendants forever."

Verse ConceptsThe Eternal CovenantChildren Of Abraham

according to the antient promise he made by the mouth of the holy prophets,

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodGod Speaking Of OldGod Spoke By The Prophets

And he gave them his promise, and sought the favourable opportunity to betray him to them, in the absence of the multitude.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeCrowds AvoidedJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For People

So, when the people saw the [miraculous] sign that Jesus had performed [i.e., the feeding of the large crowd with such a small amount of food], they said, "Truly, this is the prophet who was to come into the world." [Note: This was probably a reference to the promise made in Deut. 18:15-19].

Verse ConceptsMessianic Titles, The ProphetSigns Performed By ChristJesus The ProphetWho He Might Be

Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, "Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner."

Verse ConceptsSpeaking AgainOthers Summoning

though then ye shall ask in my name: I need not promise, that I will pray the father for you;

Verse ConceptsCalling In Christ's NameJesus PrayingThe FatherFathers LoveA New Day

While He was together with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me;

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritGiftsThe Holy Spirit Described As God's GiftChrist's OrdersThe Father

and He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep, and did promise to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him -- he having no child.

Verse ConceptsGod Gave The LandGod's Promise To AbrahamNo Earthly Inheritance

So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, "[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life."

Verse Conceptseternal life, gift ofNationalismRepentance, Importance OfGifts From God, SpiritualRepentanceForeigners Saved By FaithGod Gives RepentanceSpecific Praising Of GodElectPromise Of HeavenUniversalism

this [promise] God has fulfilled to our children [by] raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have fathered you.'

Verse ConceptsResurrection Of Christ, Necessary ForChrist's Relationship To GodJesus Christ, Son Of GodGod Raising ChristSecond ThingRaising Children

but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfGuidance, God's Promises OfSeafaringFarewellsSea TravelGod's Will Be Donesailinggoodbyes

So, here is what we would like you to do: We have four men who have made a vow [i.e., a special promise to God].

Verse ConceptsFour People

Thou, therefore, do not be persuaded by them, for there are lying in wait for him, from among them, more than forty men, - who, indeed, have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they have killed him; and, now, are they ready, awaiting the promise, from thee.

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Felix, however, adjourned the case--though he had a fairly accurate knowledge of all that concerned the Cause--with the promise: "When Lysias, the commanding Officer, comes down, I will give my decision in your case."

Verse ConceptsCommanderRankPeople Who DelayedChiliarchsPeople With General KnowledgeChristians Are Called Followers Of The Way

What, then, though some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the promise of God without effect?

Verse ConceptsDoubtDoubting GodFaithfulnessGod's FaithfulnessFaith In God

(What the Law produces is the Wrath, not the promise of God; where there is no law, there is no transgression either.)

Verse ConceptsSin, Nature OfEffect Of The LawGod Has AngerNo SinWithout The LawLegaldisobediencelawwrath

as the Scripture says, "I have made you the father of many nations." That is, the promise is in force in the sight of God in whom he put his faith, the God who can bring the dead to life and can call to Himself the things that do not exist as though they did.

Verse ConceptsExistenceFaithChaosGod, The CreatorThe Existence Of ThingsExistence Through GodNon ExistenceThe Dead Are RaisedGod's CallCalling

However, the divine promise cannot but have its effect. for they are not the whole of Israel, who are descended from Israel:

Verse ConceptsNot Defeatedisrael

nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted."

Verse ConceptsConcubinesChildren Of AbrahamDescendants ofSeeds

And this is the promise to them from me, when I take away their sins.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newGod Will Forgive

it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].

Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritReceiving An InheritanceHouse Of GodPresent, TheGod's Ownership Of EverythingHoly Spirit, Types OfGift Of The Holy SpiritGod Giving His SpiritThe promises of GodPromises concerningSpiritual lifeThe Futuresonship

Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the [Holy] Spirit as a pledge [a guarantee, a down payment on the fulfillment of His promise].

Verse ConceptsConfidence, From Holy SpiritDepositsGuaranteePresent, TheSending Of The Holy SpiritReceiving An InheritanceGift Of The Holy SpiritThe Sealing Of The Holy SpiritGod Giving His SpiritLife Purpose

[An example of this is] Abraham, who believed God's [promise] and [because of such faith] he was considered right with God.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, spiritualJustice, In Believers' LivesReckoningRighteous By FaithRighteousness imputedAbraham Believed Godinvesting

Because the Scripture foresaw that God would bring the heathen into right standing with Himself on condition of faith, He beforehand proclaimed the good news to Abraham in the promise, "It is through you that all the heathen will be blessed."

Verse ConceptsAbrahamConsistencyevangelists, identity ofMission, Of IsraelAbraham, New Testament ReferencesKnowing BeforehandThe Gospel PreachedForeigners Saved By FaithRighteous By FaithScripture SaysThe Gospel To The NationsNew Testament Claiming Old Testament Is InspiredGentilesconsequencesevangelizingtransition

Now the mediator or go-between [in a transaction] is not [needed] for just one party; whereas God is only one [and was the only One giving the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity depended on both].

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfUnity, God's Goal OfGod Is One

Is the law, then, against the promise of God? God forbid. Howbeit, if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have come by the law.

Verse ConceptsLaw, Purpose OfSalvation Not By WorksGod OpposingFar Be It!God's Promise To AbrahamJustified By WorksLife Through Keeping The Law

But as at that time the child [of ordinary birth] born according to the flesh persecuted the son who was born according to [the promise and working of] the Spirit, so it is now also.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesPersecution, Nature OfLife In A Material WorldThe Promise Of A BabyPersecutionSatanic Hatred

Remember, then, that once upon a time you Gentiles in the flesh, who are called 'the Uncircumcision' by that so-called 'Circumcision' which is itself the product of human hands in the flesh ??12 remember you were in those days outside Christ, aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the Promise, devoid of hope and God within the world.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalBodyLiving For The MaterialNecessity Of Circumcision

and so they bring condemnation upon themselves for having broken their previous promise.

Verse ConceptsPeople Promisingrelaxing

If we prove to be unfaithful [i.e., to our commitment to Christ], He [still] remains faithful [to His word], for He cannot deny Himself. [Note: This verse refers to Christ remaining true to His promise of either accepting or rejecting us. See Matt. 10:32-33].

Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfGod Is UnchangeableImpossible For GodFaithful In MuchUnfaithfulFaithfulnessPromises concerningGod's Faithfulnessfearlessdenial

I, Paul, write this with my own hand, I will repay it in full (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).

Verse ConceptsPaying For GoodsWriting The New Testament

Therefore, since the promise remains for some to enter His rest, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to [grasp it and did not] enter because of [their unbelief evidenced by] disobedience,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FailureExclusionEntering LifeCauses of failure indisobedience

But about you, dear friends, even though we say this, we are sure of better things that promise salvation.

Verse ConceptsPersonal GoodThe Gospel Of SalvationFriendship And Trust

that by means of two immutable things??is promise and his oath??n which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.

Verse ConceptsCertaintyGod Is TruthfulAfflictions, Consolation DuringTypes Of ChristImpossible For GodHow God Can't LieTwo Intangible ThingsGod EncouragingOthers Who FledThe Hope Of The GospelimpossibleFinding Comfort In God

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

Verse ConceptsGod's Promise To AbrahamTithing For PeoplePeople Who Blessed Others

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promise of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son, who has been perfected forever.

Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfGod, Perfection OfPriesthood, In NtConsecrationUnblemishmentChrist Made PerfectRivers

By faith Joseph, when he was dying, referred to [the promise of God for] the exodus of the sons of Israel [from Egypt], and gave instructions concerning [the burial of] his bones [in the land of the promise].

Verse ConceptsBonesExamples Of FaithExhumationsDeparturesNearness Of DeathExploits Of FaithDeath Will Soon HappenExodus