Thematic Bible: Promised
Thematic Bible
Consolation under Affliction » Promised
the Deluge » That it shall never again occur » Promised
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » Promised
Holy spirit » Promised » Through waiting upon God
Yet I am telling you the truth: It will be helpful to you for me to go away. For unless I go, the Helper [i.e., the Holy Spirit] will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you.
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"And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper [i.e., besides me], who will be with you forever.
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And look, I [am going to] send upon you apostles what my Father promised [i.e., the Holy Spirit. See John 14:26]; but you should wait in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from above." [Note: This promise was fulfilled when the apostles were immersed in the Holy Spirit. See Acts 1:4 - 2:4].
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Now He said this about the Holy Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive [See Acts 2:38]. For [at that time] the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet received splendor [in heaven].
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Holy spirit » Promised » Outpouring of, promised
Holy spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Holy spirit » Promised » Christ the giver of
"I certainly am immersing you in water following [your] repentance, but the One who follows my [ministry], whose sandals I do not deserve to remove [as His slave], will immerse you people with the Holy Spirit and with fire [i.e., the punishment in hell. See verses
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Holy spirit » Promised » Bestowed in answer to prayer
If then you know how to give good gifts to your children, even though you are sinful [human beings], how much more [likely] is it that your Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
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Holy spirit » Promised » Personal cleansing precedes
And Peter replied, "Every one of you must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ [i.e., by His authority] so that your sins will be forgiven [by God] and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit [to live in your hearts].
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Holy spirit » Promised » Empowers for service
But, you apostles will receive power when the Holy Spirit descends on you and [then] you will become My witnesses [i.e., to tell what you know] in Jerusalem, in [the countries of] Judea and Samaria, and [even] to the distant regions of the earth."
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Jordan, the river » Passage of israel over » Promised
Language » Power of speaking different » Promised
And these [miraculous] signs will attend [the conversion of] those who believe. [Note: This refers to the supernatural miracles performed by the apostles and their associates during the apostolic age. See verse
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Light, spiritual » Promised » To the followers of Christ
So, Jesus spoke to them again [i.e., to the Jewish authorities. See 7:45], saying, "I am the light of the world. The person who becomes my follower will never live in [spiritual] darkness, but have the light of [i.e., for his] life [i.e., followers of Jesus will not live in error and sin but in truth and righteousness]."
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[However], the person who loves his brother continues to live in [harmony with] the light [of God's truth], and such a person is not the cause of others stumbling [over his example].
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Light, spiritual » Promised » To the obedient
Light, spiritual » Promised » To the just
Light, spiritual » Promised » To the church of the future
Light, spiritual » Promised » To the benevolent
Light, spiritual » Promised » To the upright
Marriage » Promised » Seed
Pardon » Promised
[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
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For I will be merciful to their wickedness [i.e., by forgiving them] and I will not remember their sins anymore."
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Power » Promised » Strength, moral and spiritual promised
[We also pray that you will be] strengthened with great power, according to God's glorious might, so that you will have great endurance and patience [coupled] with joy.
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[I pray] that, according to God's glorious abundance, He would empower you to become [spiritually] strong through His Holy Spirit in your inner person,
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Prayer, answers to » Promised
"Ask [God for something] and it will be given to you; look [to God for something] and you will find it; knock [on the door of opportunity] and it will be opened up to you.
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Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Promised
But, if we live in the light [of righteousness] just like God [constantly] lives in the light [of righteousness], we can truly share a relationship with one another and [can know that] the blood of Jesus, God's Son, continues to cleanse [our spirits] from all of our sins.
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[It is also] from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness [to the truth], the Firstborn from the dead [i.e., the first One raised never to die again], the Ruler of the kings of the world. May there be honor and power forever and ever to Christ, who loved us and released us from our sins by His blood [Note: Some manuscripts say "washed us" since the two words are spelled almost alike].
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He saved us, not because of any good deeds we ourselves had done, but because of His mercy. [He saved us] through the washing of new birth [Note: This refers to our immersion in water] and the renewing [work] of the Holy Spirit,
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how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Holy Spirit [or, His eternal Spirit] offered Himself without [moral] blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from deeds which lead to [spiritual] death to serve the living God?
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Husbands, you should love your wives just as Christ also loved the church, and gave up His life for her, so that He could dedicate her [to Himself], after cleansing her by means of the washing of water [i.e., immersion], accompanied by the word. [Note: "The word" here refers either to a person's profession of faith (See Rom. 10:9) or to the Gospel message (See Rom. 10:17), both of which are associated with immersion].
Salvation » Conditions of » Promised
Then Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, since he too [i.e., Zacchaeus] is a descendant of Abraham.
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The person who believes [i.e., the Gospel] and is immersed will be saved [i.e., from condemnation], but whoever does not believe it will be condemned.
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Paul and Silas said, "You and your family can be saved if you [all] believe in the Lord Jesus."
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so he can speak words to you that will bring salvation to you and your household.'
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Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
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For I will be merciful to their wickedness [i.e., by forgiving them] and I will not remember their sins anymore."
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Sinners » Conditions of » Promised
Then Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, since he too [i.e., Zacchaeus] is a descendant of Abraham.
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The person who believes [i.e., the Gospel] and is immersed will be saved [i.e., from condemnation], but whoever does not believe it will be condemned.
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Paul and Silas said, "You and your family can be saved if you [all] believe in the Lord Jesus."
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so he can speak words to you that will bring salvation to you and your household.'
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Spirit » Promised » Through waiting upon God
Yet I am telling you the truth: It will be helpful to you for me to go away. For unless I go, the Helper [i.e., the Holy Spirit] will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you.
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"And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper [i.e., besides me], who will be with you forever.
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And look, I [am going to] send upon you apostles what my Father promised [i.e., the Holy Spirit. See John 14:26]; but you should wait in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from above." [Note: This promise was fulfilled when the apostles were immersed in the Holy Spirit. See Acts 1:4 - 2:4].
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Now He said this about the Holy Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive [See Acts 2:38]. For [at that time] the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet received splendor [in heaven].
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Spirit » Promised » Outpouring of, promised
Spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Spirit » Promised » Christ the giver of
"I certainly am immersing you in water following [your] repentance, but the One who follows my [ministry], whose sandals I do not deserve to remove [as His slave], will immerse you people with the Holy Spirit and with fire [i.e., the punishment in hell. See verses
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Spirit » Promised » Bestowed in answer to prayer
If then you know how to give good gifts to your children, even though you are sinful [human beings], how much more [likely] is it that your Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
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Spirit » Promised » Personal cleansing precedes
And Peter replied, "Every one of you must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ [i.e., by His authority] so that your sins will be forgiven [by God] and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit [to live in your hearts].
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Spirit » Promised » Empowers for service
But, you apostles will receive power when the Holy Spirit descends on you and [then] you will become My witnesses [i.e., to tell what you know] in Jerusalem, in [the countries of] Judea and Samaria, and [even] to the distant regions of the earth."
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Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Promised
But if any one of you lacks wisdom, he should pray to God, who gives to everyone generously and does not begrudge [the person who asks], and it will be given to him.
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for I will give you a mouth [i.e., the ability to speak properly] and wisdom [i.e., the knowledge of what to say], which none of your opponents will be able to resist or speak against.
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Related Topics
- A Forgiving God
- Afflictions, Consolation During
- Asking For Help
- Assurance, nature of
- Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
- Being Cleansed From Sin
- Being Saved
- Blood
- Covenant, the new
- Darkness
- Dawn
- Generosity, God's
- Gift Of The Holy Spirit
- God Gives Wisdom
- God Will Forgive
- God's Salvation Made Known
- Holiness, Believers' Growth In
- Jesus Statements About The Spirit
- Light Of God's People
- Names And Titles For The Holy Spirit
- Power, Human
- Promised Light
- Promises Of The Holy Spirit
- Purity, Moral And Spiritual
- Seasons Changing
- Signs Of Repentance