And so by persevering, Abraham ¹  inherited the promise.

For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave ¹  it to Abraham through the promise.

And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors, ¹ 

For if they become heirs by the law, faith is empty and the promise is nullified. ¹ 

But you, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  are children of the promise like Isaac.

“Honor your father and mother,” ¹  which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

Now this ¹  is the promise that he ²  himself made to ³  us: eternal life. ⁴ 

And now I stand here on trial ¹  because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors, ² 

He ¹  did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹  heirs according to the promise.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

But, according to his promise, we are waiting for ¹  new heavens and a new earth, in which ²  righteousness truly resides. ³ 

For the promise ¹  is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, ¹  the people increased greatly in number ²  in Egypt,

a promise ¹  that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God ²  night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, ³  Your Majesty! ⁴ 

This means ¹  it is not the children of the flesh ²  who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

For this is what the promise declared: ¹  “About a year from now ²  I will return and Sarah will have a son.” ³ 

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, ¹  so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

But the scripture imprisoned ¹  everything and everyone ²  under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulness ³  of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.