Lexicon :: Strong's G1860 - epangelia

“And look, I am sending you[fn] what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city[fn] until you are empowered[fn] from on high.”

While he was[fn] with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about;

“Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

“For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

“As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

“From this man’s descendants, as he promised, God brought to Israel the Savior, Jesus.[fn]

“And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our ancestors.

“Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than forty of them lying in ambush ​— ​men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, waiting for your consent.”

“And now I stand on trial because of the hope in what God promised to our ancestors,

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants ​— ​not only to the one who is of the law[fn] but also to the one who is of Abraham’s faith. He is the father of us all.

He did not waver in unbelief at God’s promise but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises.

That is, it is not the children by physical descent[fn] who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.

For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised[fn] on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in him. Therefore, through him we also say “Amen” to the glory of God.

So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion[fn] in the fear of God.

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ.

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if the law had been granted with the ability to give life, then righteousness would certainly be on the basis of the law.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, heirs according to the promise.

But the one by the slave was born as a result of the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born through promise.

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

In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.

At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.

The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

For the training of the body has limited benefit, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:

Therefore, since the promise to enter his rest remains, let us beware[fn] that none of you be found to have fallen short.[fn]

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,

But one without this[fn] lineage collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.

Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant,[fn] so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.

These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son,

who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

saying, “Where is his ‘coming’ that he promised? Ever since our ancestors fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him.