From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

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

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

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

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

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

For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.

And so he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, since he died to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”