Quotes about Promise
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
— Hebrews 11:12
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
— Hebrews 11:13
Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
— Hebrews 11:14
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
— Hebrews 11:16
even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
— Hebrews 11:18
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
— Hebrews 11:19
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
— Hebrews 11:20
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
— Hebrews 11:21
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
— Hebrews 11:33
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
— Hebrews 11:39
God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
— Hebrews 11:40
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
— Hebrews 12:26