14 Bible Verses about God's Promises

and the Lord will deliver me from every malicious design, and preserve me for his heavenly kingdom. to him be glory to endless ages. amen.

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have society one with another, and the blood of his son Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth: unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins by his own blood,

if we confess our sins, as he is faithful and just, he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all iniquity.

but rather, said he, happy are they who hear the word of God, and put it in practice.

Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

if any man is inclin'd to do his will, he shall know whether the doctrine be from God, or whether I speak from my self.

then shall the just shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their father. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

for if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

and he did deliver me from so terrible a death, and on him I have relied for further deliverance: especially,

if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and you shall obtain it.

if ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask what ye will, and you shall obtain it.

nevertheless, God who comforteth those that are cast down, gave me comfort by the arrival of Titus: not barely by his presence,

the nations were enrag'd, but the time of thy vengeance is come, and the time when the dead are to be judged, when thou wilt reward thy servants the prophets, the saints, and those that fear thy name, small and great, and exterminate those who have corrupted the land."

don't you know that these are to judge the world? if the world is to be judg'd by you, are not you qualify'd to decide your petty causes?

being fortified in so effectual a manner, as to sustain your trials with constancy and joy:

that by his immense power he would strengthen the faculties of your minds by his spirit:

for God is too just to his promise not to regard your piety, and the love which you have shewn to the christian religion by the assistance ye have given to the saints, and still continue to give.

therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

whereas, he that attentively considers the perfect law of liberty, and is attach'd thereto, he is not a forgetful hearer, but reduces it to practice, and his conduct is crown'd with hapiness.

and whoever he be that shall give you a cup of water, as being the disciples of Christ, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

I tell you likewise, ask, and it shall be given: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.

when ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

however a single hair of your head shall not be lost.

I tell you, that there shall likewise be greater joy in heaven for one sinner that repents, than for ninety nine just persons, that need no repentance.

Peter replied, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit.

blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied. blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall find matter of mirth.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; although we now suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

for you were passionately affected for those who were in bonds, and were pleas'd at the seizing of your goods, knowing that you have what is more excellent and lasting.

I saw likewise thrones, where persons were seated, to whom the power of judging was given: and I saw the souls of those that were beheaded for the testimony they had given to Jesus, and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, nor had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

if we suffer, we shall also reign: if we renounce him,

esteeming the sufferings of Israel greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he had an eye to the reward.

these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.

when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, don't weep.

Let not your heart be troubled: you trust in God, trust also in me.

I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you.

but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

but as we lay aside the veil, the divine light gradually informs the mind, according as we attend to that spiritual sense, which points out the Lord.

we pronounce those happy, who have so endur'd. you have heard of the constancy of Job, you know with what success he was crown'd by the Lord, who is all mercy and compassion.

happy is he that can stand the tryal: for when he has undergone the test, he shall receive that crown of life which the Lord has promised to those that love him.

and ye shall be hated by all the world for professing my name: but he that perseveres unto the end, shall escape.

if you are to endure chastisement, God treats you as his children: for where's the son whom his father does not chastise?

but even to the morose. for it is a recommendation to the divine favour, to suffer unjust persecution

then said Jesus, speaking of him, this day is salvation come to this family, since he is now become a true son of Abraham.

he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that disbelieves, shall be condemned.

believe, said they, on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you, and your family.

for he that exalteth himself, shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

As for you that are young, be you submissive to those of a more advanc'd age: and do you all of you pay a becoming deference to one another: be cloak'd with humility, for " God opposes the proud, and shows favour to the humble."

whoever receives such a child in my name, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me. for he that is least among you all, he shall be greatest.

If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it.

for I will make you speak with such strength of argument, as all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict or withstand.

I assure you, he that believeth on me, shall likewise perform the works that I do; nay, greater works than these shall he do; because for that end am I going to my father.

provided you continue well-grounded and settled in the faith, and do not abandon that hope which has been offer'd to you by the gospel, and is proclaim'd to all mankind; of which I Paul am made a minister.

for the scripture saith, "whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed."

Surrender therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

because you have kept my precept about patience, I also will keep you in the time of persecution, which shall happen to all the world, to try the inhabitants of the earth.

ye are of God, my dear children, and you have overcome them: because he that is in you, is superior to him that is in the world.

since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

for all the promises of God do center in him, and are verifyed by him to the glory of God by our preaching.

I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked spirit. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the father.

ye are of God, my dear children, and you have overcome them: because he that is in you, is superior to him that is in the world.

Who is it that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the son of God?

to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my father in his throne.

they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word to which they gave testimony; for their lives they expos'd to the last.

fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

he that hath an ear, let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches: to him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man understands, except he that receives it."

for the light affliction, which I at present suffer, will be infinitely over-ballanced by an eternal weight of glory;

We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:

but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that acts right, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

he that planteth, and he that watereth, have the same design: and each shall receive his proper reward, in proportion to his own labour.

and not to men: considering that whatever good any man doth, he shall be rewarded for it by the Lord, whether he be a slave or free.

knowing that as you are the servants of Christ our Lord, you shall receive from him the inheritance for your reward.

for I am not ashamed of the gospel, since it is divinely effectual to salvation, to everyone that believes, to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile.

wherefore it is said in the scripture, I lay in Sion the principal stone of the angle, a choice one of great value: he that

but as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

I declare unto you, he that heareth my doctrine, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.

I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline:

it is I that give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any one force them out of my hand.

Jesus answer'd, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.

and no man living that believeth in me, shall ever die.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

he that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.

when he lets out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.

to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."

but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches.

he that reapeth, receiveth wages, by gathering fruit unto life eternal: that the sower, and the reaper, may both rejoice together.

you have met with no trials yet, but such as are common to men: and God who is faithful, will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength; but will with the temptation make a way to escape, by enabling you to bear it.

Then one of the elders spake, and said to me, who are those that are arrayed in white robes? and whence do they come? my Lord, answer'd I, you can tell. and he said to me, these are they who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb.

but he said to me, "my favour is sufficient for thee: for my strength is shown to be perfect by thy weakness." with pleasure therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may be seen to dwell in me.

to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my father in his throne.

and the favour of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall keep your hearts and mind attach'd to Jesus Christ.

he that overcomes, shall inherit these things: I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

him that overcomes, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which descends from heaven from my God: even my new name will I write.

he that hath an ear, let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches: to him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man understands, except he that receives it."

he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, sorrow, or crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former state of things is passed away." he that sat upon the throne, said,

My dear brethren, don't be surpriz'd at your being brought as it were to the test of fire; as if some strange thing had happen'd to you. on the contrary, rejoice at the share you have of sufferings, as well as Christ: that you may likewise triumph, when he shall appear in his glory.

he that overcometh, the same shall be cloathed in white raiment; I will not efface his name out of the book of life, but I will own him before my father, and before his angels.

he that hath an ear, let him hear what the spirit saith to the churches, to him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God."

the first commandment with a promise annexed, is, "honour thy father and mother,

Then said Jesus, Simon, Simon, satan has demanded to shake you, and my disciples, like wheat in a sieve. but as for thee, I have pray'd that you faith may not fail. do you in return establish thy brethren.

and whatever ye shall ask in prayer, with faith, ye shall receive.

his lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much larger trust: go in and partake of your master's joy.

and whoever shall give only a cup of cold water to the meanest of you, considering him as my disciple, shall most assuredly be far from losing his reward.

Believe in me, all ye that labour under oppression, and I will give you relief.

the God of peace will soon bruise Satan under your feet. the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

for having himself stood the test of sufferings, he is capable of being moved to relieve those who undergo such tryals.

wherefore it is said in the scripture, I lay in Sion the principal stone of the angle, a choice one of great value: he that

Besides, we have this confidence in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he will hear us.

Whereas 'tis we who have believed that shall enter into rest, as he said, "wherefore I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my rest." which is different from that rest, at the beginning of the world, when the work of creation was finished.

and this is the reward that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

by the full persuasion he had, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.