Bible verses about "promises" | Living_Oracles

²³ For the wages of sin is death: but the gracious gift of God is everlasting life, by Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁷ For, if any one be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!

¹⁹ But my God will fully supply all your wants, according to his riches in glory, through Christ Jesus.

⁴ On account of which, the greatest and most precious promises are freely given to us, that by these we might be made partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world, through lust.

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself-

¹ A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants the things which must shortly be; and sending by his messenger, he signified them to his servant John, ² who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw. ³ Happy is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it; for the time is at hand. ⁴ John, to the seven congregation which are in Asia; favor and peace be with you, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne; ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who has loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, ⁶ and has made us kings and priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. ⁷ Behold, he is coming in the clouds; and every eye shall see him, even they who pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of him. Yes: so let it be. ⁸ I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. ⁹ I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard a great voice behind me, as of a trumpet, ¹¹ saying, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven congregations; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. ¹² And I turned to see the voice which spoke to me, and being turned, I saw seven golden lamps; ¹³ and, in the midst of the seven lamps, one like a Son of Man, clothed in a long robe, and girded about the breasts with a golden girdle. ¹⁴ His head, even his hairs, were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; ¹⁵ and his feet like fine brass, when glowing in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters; ¹⁶ and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth there went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as the sun, when he shines in his strength. ¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell down at his feet, as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not; I am the First and the Last; ¹⁸ I am he who lives and was dead; and behold, I am living for ever and ever; and I have the keys of the unseen world, and of death. ¹⁹ Write the things which you see, even those which are, and the things which shall be hereafter. ²⁰ As to the hidden meaning of the seven stars, which you see in my right hand, and of the seven lamps of gold: the seven stars are messengers of the seven congregations; and the seven lamps which you see, are seven congregations.

³ As his divine power has gifted to us all things which are necessary to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue. ⁴ On account of which, the greatest and most precious promises are freely given to us, that by these we might be made partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world, through lust.

²⁰ And whatever promises are of God, were through him yes, and through him amen, to the glory of God, by us.

²³ let us hold fast the confession of the hope unmoved; for he is faithful, who has promised.

¹ Wherefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit; perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹³ No trial has come upon you but such as belongs to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried above what you are able, but will, with the trial, also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear.

⁹ The Lord does not delay his promise in the manner some account delaying; but he exercises long-suffering toward us, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should come to reformation.