Promises of God in Scripture
A categorized guide for teaching and personal study
God keeps His promises. This selected list groups promises and assurances throughout Scripture by theme. Read each passage in context, noticing whom God addresses and any conditions He gives. Some concern Israel, some concern particular people, and others apply to everyone who trusts Christ. The entries summarize the passages rather than quote a particular Bible translation.
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God’s promise |
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Everyone who believes in Jesus receives eternal life. |
John 3:16 |
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Everyone who calls on the Lord will be saved. |
Romans 10:9–13 |
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God forgives and cleanses those who confess their sins. |
1 John 1:9 |
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Those in Christ are free from condemnation. |
Romans 8:1 |
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God saves us by grace through faith. |
Ephesians 2:8–9 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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Those who receive Christ become children of God. |
John 1:12 |
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Jews and Gentiles have access to the Father through Christ by one Spirit. |
Ephesians 2:13–18 |
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God draws near to those who draw near to Him. |
James 4:8 |
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Nothing can separate believers from God’s love in Christ. |
Romans 8:35–39 |
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Jesus will never turn away anyone who comes to Him. |
John 6:37 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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God will never leave or forsake His people. |
Hebrews 13:5–6 |
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Jesus remains with His disciples as they carry out His mission. |
Matthew 28:18–20 |
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God is near to the brokenhearted. |
Psalm 34:18 |
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God gives His people refuge and help in trouble. |
Psalm 46:1 |
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God sustains those who cast their burdens on Him. |
Psalm 55:22 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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Jesus gives rest to those who come to Him. |
Matthew 11:28–30 |
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Jesus gives His followers His peace. |
John 14:27 |
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God’s peace guards believers as they bring their concerns to Him in prayer. |
Philippians 4:6–7 |
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Those who trust God can experience His sustaining peace. |
Isaiah 26:3 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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God generously gives wisdom to those who ask in faith. |
James 1:5–6 |
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God directs the paths of those who trust and acknowledge Him. |
Proverbs 3:5–6 |
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God instructs and counsels His people. |
Psalm 32:8 |
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The Spirit guides Jesus’ apostles into truth. |
John 16:13 |
Teaching note: John 16:13 first addresses the apostles. It does not mean every personal impression a Christian has is infallible.
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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The Father knows His children’s needs and calls them to seek His kingdom first. |
Matthew 6:25–33 |
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God supplies the needs of the Philippian believers who partnered in giving. |
Philippians 4:15–19 |
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God gives grace sufficient for generous living and good works. |
2 Corinthians 9:6–8 |
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God cares for His people as they cast their anxieties on Him. |
1 Peter 5:7 |
Teaching note: These promises assure us of God’s care. They do not guarantee wealth or a life without material hardship.
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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God’s grace is sufficient, and His power works through weakness. |
2 Corinthians 12:9 |
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God provides a way to endure temptation. |
1 Corinthians 10:13 |
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Trials can produce endurance and maturity. |
James 1:2–4 |
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God works in all things for the good of those who love Him, shaping them into Christ’s likeness. |
Romans 8:28–29 |
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God will ultimately restore and establish His suffering people. |
1 Peter 5:10 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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God hears requests offered according to His will. |
1 John 5:14–15 |
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The Father gives good gifts to those who ask Him. |
Matthew 7:7–11 |
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Those who abide in Christ and His words can pray with confidence. |
John 15:7 |
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The Holy Spirit helps believers pray in their weakness. |
Romans 8:26–27 |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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The Father gives the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ followers. |
John 14:16–17 |
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Believers receive the Spirit as a seal and guarantee of their inheritance. |
Ephesians 1:13–14 |
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Those in Christ become a new creation. |
2 Corinthians 5:17 |
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God works within believers to shape their desires and actions. |
Philippians 2:13 |
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God will complete the good work He began in His people. |
Philippians 1:6 |
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God’s promise |
Original recipients and Scripture |
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Never again to destroy all life through a flood. |
Noah and all living creatures |
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Descendants, a land, and blessing reaching all families of the earth. |
Abraham |
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Israel would be His treasured possession as they kept His covenant. |
Israel at Sinai |
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David’s royal house and throne would endure, ultimately fulfilled in Christ. |
David |
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God would bring His people back after Babylon’s seventy-year period. |
The Jewish exiles |
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God would establish a new covenant with forgiveness and His law written on hearts. |
Israel and Judah |
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God’s promise |
Scripture |
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Jesus will return and bring His people to Himself. |
John 14:1–3 |
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Those who belong to Christ will rise from the dead. |
1 Corinthians 15:20–23 |
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Believers will be with the Lord forever. |
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 |
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God will dwell with His people and end death, mourning, and pain. |
Revelation 21:3–4 |
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God will make all things new. |
Revelation 21:5 |
God keeps His promises, and through Jesus, people from every nation can receive forgiveness and belong to His family.