Definition
promise
promise
Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
through eternal ages let his praises ring.
| Galatians 3:29 | And if you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem). |
| Galatians 4:23 | The son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born as the result of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Galatians 4:28 | But you, my brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Ephesians 1:13 | You also are in him, having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation; in him also, when you believed, you were marked with the seal of the promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) Holy Spirit, |
| Ephesians 2:12 | remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), having no hope and without God in the world. |
| Ephesians 3:6 | namely, that the Gentiles are joint heirs, fellow members of the body and sharers together in the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
| Ephesians 6:2 | “Honor your father and mother” — which is the first commandment with a promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελίᾳ | dat sg fem) — |
| 1 Timothy 4:8 | for bodily exercise is of value for a little while, but godliness is of value for all things because it holds a promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) for the present life and for the coming life. |
| 2 Timothy 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God according to the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of life that is in Christ Jesus, |
| Hebrews 4:1 | Therefore while the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) of entering his rest is still open, let us fear lest any one of you may seem to be excluded from it. |
| Hebrews 6:12 | so that you will not be lazy, but imitators of those who by faith and perseverance inherit the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem). |
| Hebrews 6:15 | And thus by patient endurance, Abraham received what had been promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Hebrews 6:17 | Because God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) the unchanging nature of his purpose, he confirmed it with an oath, |
| Hebrews 7:6 | But this man who does not trace his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem). |
| Hebrews 8:6 | But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant of which he is mediator is better, since it has been enacted on the basis of better promises (epangeliais | ἐπαγγελίαις | dat pl fem). |
| Hebrews 9:15 | And for this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant. |
| Hebrews 10:36 | You have need of endurance, then, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem). |
| Hebrews 11:9 | By faith he migrated to the land he had been promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), as to a foreign land, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These all died in faith, without receiving the fulfillment of the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem), but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles in the land. |
| Hebrews 11:17 | By faith Abraham, when he was being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem) was offering his only son, |
| Hebrews 11:33 | who through faith conquered kingdoms, brought about justice, obtained what was promised (epangeliōn | ἐπαγγελιῶν | gen pl fem); who shut the mouths of lions, |
| Hebrews 11:39 | and although they all had received commendation for their faith, they did not receive what had been promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem), |
| 2 Peter 3:4 | and saying, “Where is the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) of his coming? For ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything has gone along as it has from the beginning of creation.” |
| 2 Peter 3:9 | The Lord is not late in fulfilling his promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), as some regard lateness, but is patient toward you, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
| 1 John 2:25 | And this is the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) that he made to us — eternal life. |