Topic
Promises of God, The
86 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 12:3Torrey MADE TO — Abraham
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
- Genesis 12:7Torrey MADE TO — Abraham
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Genesis 26:3Torrey MADE TO — Isaac
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
- Genesis 26:4Torrey MADE TO — Isaac
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- Genesis 28:14Torrey MADE TO — Jacob
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
- Genesis 32:9Torrey SAINTS — Plead in prayer
¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
- Genesis 32:12Torrey SAINTS — Plead in prayer
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
- Deuteronomy 1:11Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Blessing
(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
- Joshua 22:4Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Entering into rest
And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
- Joshua 23:14Torrey Not one shall fail
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one…
- 2 Samuel 7:12Torrey MADE TO — David
¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Samuel 7:13Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Christ
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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- 1 Kings 8:56 Torrey ARE — Good
- 1 Chronicles 17:23 Torrey SAINTS — Plead in prayer
- 1 Chronicles 17:26 Torrey SAINTS — Plead in prayer
- Psalms 77:8 Torrey SAINTS — Sometimes, through infirmity, tempted to doubt
- Psalms 77:10 Torrey SAINTS — Sometimes, through infirmity, tempted to doubt
- Psalms 89:3 Torrey MADE TO — David
- Psalms 89:4 Torrey MADE TO — David
- Psalms 89:35 Torrey MADE TO — David
- Psalms 89:36 Torrey MADE TO — David
- Psalms 105:42 Torrey God remembers
- Isaiah 1:18 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Forgiveness of sins
- Isaiah 43:2 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Preservation in affliction
- Isaiah 43:26 Torrey SAINTS — Plead in prayer
- Jeremiah 31:33 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Putting the law into the heart
- Jeremiah 33:14 Torrey ARE — Performed in due season
- Luke 1:38 Torrey SAINTS — Expect the performance of
- Luke 1:45 Torrey SAINTS — Expect the performance of
- Luke 1:54 Torrey God remembers
- Luke 1:55 Torrey God remembers
- Luke 1:69–73 Torrey ARE — Fulfilled in Christ
- Acts 1:4 Torrey Should wait for the performance of
- Acts 2:33 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — The Holy Spirit
- Acts 2:39 Torrey MADE TO — All who are called of God
- Acts 7:17 Torrey ARE — Performed in due season
- Acts 13:22 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Christ
- Acts 13:23 Torrey ARE — Fulfilled in Christ
- Acts 13:32 Torrey MADE TO — The Fathers
- Acts 26:6 Torrey MADE TO — The Fathers
- Acts 26:7 Torrey MADE TO — The Fathers
- Romans 1:1 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — The gospel
- Romans 1:2 Torrey Contained in the Scriptures
- Romans 4:13 Torrey ARE — Through the righteousness of faith
- Romans 4:16 Torrey ARE — Through the righteousness of faith
- Romans 4:20 Torrey SAINTS — Stagger not at
- Romans 9:4 Torrey MADE TO — The Israelites
- Romans 9:8 Torrey SAINTS — Children of
- Romans 15:8 Torrey ARE — Confirmed in Christ
- 2 Corinthians 1:20 Torrey ARE — Yea and amen in Christ
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Adoption
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Adoption
- Galatians 3:16 Torrey MADE TO — Christ
- Galatians 3:17 Torrey The law could not disannul
- Galatians 3:18 Torrey The inheritance of the saints is of
- Galatians 3:19 Torrey MADE TO — Christ
- Galatians 3:21 Torrey The law not against
- Galatians 3:22 Torrey ARE — Given to those who believe
- Galatians 3:29 Torrey SAINTS — Heirs of
- Galatians 4:4 Torrey ARE — Performed in due season
- Galatians 4:28 Torrey SAINTS — Children of
- Ephesians 1:13 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — The Holy Spirit
- Ephesians 2:12 Torrey Man, by nature, has no interest in
- Ephesians 3:6 Torrey Made in Christ
- 1 Timothy 4:8 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — The life that now is
- 2 Timothy 1:1 Torrey Made in Christ
- Titus 1:2 Torrey God is faithful to
- Hebrews 4:1 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Entering into rest
- Hebrews 6:12 Torrey ARE — Inherited through faith and patience
- Hebrews 6:15 Torrey ARE — Inherited through faith and patience
- Hebrews 6:17 Torrey SAINTS — Heirs of
- Hebrews 8:6 Torrey Confirmed by an oath
- Hebrews 8:10 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Putting the law into the heart
- Hebrews 8:12 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Forgiveness of sins
- Hebrews 10:23 Torrey God is faithful to
- Hebrews 10:36 Torrey ARE — Inherited through faith and patience
- Hebrews 11:9 Torrey SAINTS — Heirs of
- Hebrews 11:11 Torrey SAINTS — Have implicit confidence in
- Hebrews 11:33 Torrey ARE — Obtained through faith
- James 1:12 Torrey MADE TO — Those who love him
- James 2:5 Torrey MADE TO — Those who love him
- 2 Peter 1:4 Torrey ARE — Exceeding great and precious
- 2 Peter 3:3 Torrey Scoffers despise
- 2 Peter 3:4 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Second coming of Christ
- 2 Peter 3:13 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — New heavens and earth
- 1 John 2:25 Torrey SUBJECTS OF — Eternal life
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 104 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Contained in the Scriptures Ro 1:2
- Made in Christ Eph 3:6; 2Ti 1:1
- MADE TO
- Confirmed by an oath Ps 89:3,4; Heb 8:6
- Covenant established upon Heb 8:6
- God is faithful to Tit 1:2; Heb 10:23
- God remembers Ps 105:42; Lu 1:54,55
- ARE
- Good 1Ki 8:56
- Holy Ps 105:42
- Exceeding great and precious 2Pe 1:4
- Confirmed in Christ Ro 15:8
- Yea and amen in Christ 2Co 1:20
- Fulfilled in Christ Ac 13:23; Lu 1:69-73
- Through the righteousness of faith Ro 4:13,16
- Obtained through faith Heb 11:33
- Given to those who believe Ga 3:22
- Inherited through faith and patience Heb 6:12,15; 10:36
- Performed in due season Jer 33:14; Ac 7:17; Ga 4:4
- Not one shall fail Jos 23:14; 1Ki 8:56
- The law not against Ga 3:21
- The law could not disannul Ga 3:17
- SUBJECTS OF
- Christ 2Sa 7:12,13; Ac 13:22,23
- The Holy Spirit Ac 2:33; Eph 1:13
- The gospel Ro 1:1,2
- Life in Christ 2Ti 1:1
- A crown of life Jas 1:12
- Eternal life Tit 1:2; 1Jo 2:25
- The life that now is 1Ti 4:8
- Adoption 2Co 6:18; 7:1
- Preservation in affliction Isa 43:2
- Blessing De 1:11
- Forgiveness of sins Isa 1:18; Heb 8:12
- Putting the law into the heart Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10
- Second coming of Christ 2Pe 3:4
- New heavens and earth 2Pe 3:13
- Entering into rest Jos 22:4; Heb 4:1
- Should lead to perfecting holiness 2Co 7:1
- The inheritance of the saints is of Ro 4:13; Ga 3:18
- SAINTS
- Should wait for the performance of Ac 1:4
- Gentiles shall be partakers of Eph 3:6
- Man, by nature, has no interest in Eph 2:12
- Scoffers despise 2Pe 3:3,4
- Fear, lest ye come short of Heb 4:1
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.