And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you see and hear.

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

"But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

But do not yield to them; for more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him, having bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you."

And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;

the promise to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly serve God night and day. And for this hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.

The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

For if those who are of the law are to be the heirs, faith has no value and the promise is void,

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all his descendantsnot only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all

He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

In other words, it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned as descendants.

For this is what the promise said: "About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son."

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

What I mean is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.

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

But the son by the slave was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise.

Now you, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise.

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs and members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

"Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise),

For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is of value in all things, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest remains, let us fear lest any one of you be judged to have come short of it.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

And so Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath,

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

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved.

and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation."

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

But according to his promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.