29 Bible Verses about The promises of God

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who said to me, 'Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,'

But you said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'"

And now, O LORD, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as you have spoken,

And now, O LORD, you are God, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: 'I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah

Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me.

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

By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.

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

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,

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

"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; read more.
to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."

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

And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary.

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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

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

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

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

This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

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

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

"Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant.

"And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever."

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more."

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 that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring--not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?

Then I said, "I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High."

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers, to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!

And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers,

in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

And this is the promise that he made to us--eternal life.

and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty." Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!

When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father. I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,

But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

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

This is what I mean: the law, which came years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, 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 the life that is in Christ Jesus,

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

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

knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation."

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

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

"Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant.

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant.

You have said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant: 'I will establish your offspring forever, and build your throne for all generations.'" Selah

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

They will say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation."

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.

which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

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

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;