Popular Bible Verses about Promise - Page 6

Found 124 Verses (from 51)

Galatians 4:29

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At that time the son born by human effort persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. NIV

Yet [just] as at that time the child [of ordinary birth] born according to the flesh despised and persecuted him [who was born remarkably] according to [the promise and the working of] the [Holy] Spirit, so it is now also. [Gen. 21:9.] AMP

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. KJV

Zechariah 8:19

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This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace." NIV

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah times of joy and gladness and cheerful, appointed seasons; therefore [in order that this may happen to you, as the condition of fulfilling the promise] love truth and peace. AMP

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. KJV

1 Kings 8:24

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You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it – as it is today. NIV

You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father. You also spoke with Your mouth and have fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. AMP

Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. KJV

Galatians 4:28

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Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise. NIV

But we, brethren, are children [not by physical descent, as was Ishmael, but] like Isaac, born in virtue of promise. AMP

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. KJV

Proverbs 11:7

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. NIV

When the wicked man dies, his hope [for the future] perishes; and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing. AMP

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. KJV

Romans 9:9

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For this was how the promise was stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son." NIV

For this is what the promise said, About this time [next year] will I return and Sarah shall have a son. [Gen. 18:10.] AMP

For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. KJV

2 Samuel 7:25

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"And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised," NIV

Now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word You have given as to Your servant and his house; and do as You have said AMP

And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. KJV

Nehemiah 10:30

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"We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons." NIV

We shall not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. AMP

And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons: KJV

Nehemiah 5:13

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I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, "In this way may God shake out of their houses and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!" At this the whole assembly said, "Amen," and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised. NIV

I shook out my lap and said, So may God shake out every man from his house and from [the exercise and fruits of] his labor who does not keep this promise! So may he be shaken out and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise. AMP

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. KJV

Nehemiah 5:12

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"We will give it back," they said. "And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say." Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised. NIV

Then they said, We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say. Then I called the priests and took an oath of the lenders that they would do according to this promise. AMP

Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. KJV