41 Bible Verses about Promises

And this is the promise which he hath promised to us, even life eternal.

That is, not the children of the flesh, these are the children of God: but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

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

Therefore it is by faith, that it might be of grace; in order that the promise might be secured to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

for all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

that ye be not slothful, but imitators of those who, by faith and long suffering, are inheriting the promises.

let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.)

whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.??5 And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;

that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

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

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them at a great distance, though believing and embracing them, and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land.

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation.

In whom ye also [trusted] after ye had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the holy Spirit of promise,

and enjoyed the fullest assurance, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the gift of the law, and the sacred service, and the promises;

But now hath Christ obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been established on better promises.

And these all though having obtained a testimony by faith, received not the promise:

And so after long patient waiting he obtained the promise.

The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.

HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

For not by the law [came] the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith.

To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator.

But as the time of the promise which God had with an oath confirmed unto Abraham drew nigh, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that, death being suffered for the redemption of transgressions committed against the first testament, they who are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

"Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with a promise;)

And blessed is she that hath believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things told her from the Lord.