Uplifted then by God's right hand, and receiving from the Father the long-promised holy Spirit, he has poured on us what you now see and hear.)

In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

so that you and your children may live long on the land that the LORD promised to give your ancestors as long as the sky remains above the earth."

which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the sacred Scriptures—

And so, having patiently waited, he realized the promise [in the miraculous birth of Isaac, as a pledge of what was to come from God].

and so you'll live long in the land that the LORD your God promised by an oath to give your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

"The LORD will assign you to be a holy people for himself, just as he promised you, as long as you keep his commands and walk in his ways.

Love the LORD your God, obey his voice, and cling to him, because he is your life even your long life so that you may live in the land that the LORD promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

You will remain true to Jacob, and merciful to Abraham, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

just as he promised long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,