21 Bible Verses about The promises of God

Having then these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

through which he hath given us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust;

and if ye belong to Christ, then are ye Abrahams offspring, heirs according to the promise.

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

Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath,

but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

But as the time of the promise drew near, which God solemnly made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

From the seed of this man hath God, according to his promise, brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old, salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us, read more.
to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

To what end then was the Law? It was added because of transgressions, till the offspring should come to whom the promise belongeth, having been ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

But the promises were made to Abraham and "to his offspring." He doth not say, "and to offsprings," as speaking of many, but, as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which is Christ.

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

that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us 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 life which is in Christ Jesus,

that ye may not become slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises.

For ye have need of endurance; that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive what is promised.

For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

for if the inheritance cometh from the Law, it ceaseth to be the consequence of the promise; but to Abraham God gave it by promise.

That is, not the children by natural descent are children of God, but the children to whom the promise is made are accounted as the offspring.

But ye, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of a promise.

He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, as he spoke to our fathers.

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

Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye both see and hear.

in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the glad tidings of your salvation, in whom, I say, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit that was promised,

Let us then fear, since a promise is still left us of entering into his rest, lest any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful who promised;

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to the fathers, which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to obtain; concerning which hope, O king, I am accused by Jews.

And we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

And this is the promise which he himself promised us, even the life everlasting.

and will be to you a father, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." Having then these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to them that love him.

Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

For as to all the promises of God, in him is yea, and in him amen, to the glory of God through us.

Having then these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

but the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the blessing promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

that ye were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

And what I mean is this; that a covenant that was before ratified by God, the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, cannot annul, so as to make void the promise;

Is then the Law against the promises of God? Far be it! For if a law had been given which was able to give life, righteousness would indeed have been by the Law;

For bodily exercise is profitable for little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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

Through faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised.

who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promised blessings, stopped the mouths of lions,

that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days open scoffers following their own lusts, and saying, Where is his promised coming? for, from the time when the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as then, and as they have continued from the beginning of the creation.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, set apart to preach the gospel of God, which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

and saying, Where is his promised coming? for, from the time when the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as then, and as they have continued from the beginning of the creation.

nor did he waver in respect to the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

through which he hath given us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust;

For I say that Christ became a minister to the circumcised for the sake of Gods truth, in order to make sure the promises given to the fathers;

But now he hath obtained a more excellent ministry, in proportion as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been established upon better promises.

Let us then fear, since a promise is still left us of entering into his rest, lest any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to them that love him.

who are Israelites; whom God adopted as sons, whose was the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the Law, and the service of the sanctuary, and the promises;

which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

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

And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;