For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἐπαγγελία
Vocabulary form:
ejpaggeliva, -aV, hJ
Definition:
promise
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
52
GK:
2039
Root:
ejpaggelia
Mnemonic Singing:
Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
through eternal ages let his praises ring.
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 24:49 | And behold, I am sending the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of my Father upon you, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” |
| Acts 1:4 | While he was with them, he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; |
| Acts 2:33 | So then, exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you are both seeing and hearing. |
| Acts 2:39 | For the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) is for you and for your children and for all who are far away — as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” |
| Acts 7:17 | “But as the time of the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, our people increased and multiplied in Egypt, |
| Acts 13:23 | It was from the offspring of this man that God according to promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) brought to Israel a savior, Jesus. |
| Acts 13:32 | And we are telling you the good news regarding the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) that was made to the fathers, |
| Acts 23:21 | But you should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in wait for him and have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they kill him. And now they are ready, awaiting your consent.” (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) |
| Acts 26:6 | And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) made by God to our fathers, |
| Romans 4:13 | For the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) that he would be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. |
| Romans 4:14 | if the heirs are those who follow the law, then faith is meaningless and the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) is void. |
| Romans 4:16 | For this reason the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) is based on faith, that it may depend on grace and be made certain to all his descendants, not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all. |
| Romans 4:20 | He did not waver in unbelief regarding the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, |
| Romans 9:4 | who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises (epangeliai | ἐπαγγελίαι | nom pl fem). |
| Romans 9:8 | This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) are counted as descendants. |
| Romans 9:9 | For this is what the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) said: “About this time next year I will return and Sarah will have a son.” |
| Romans 15:8 | For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem) made to the patriarchs, |
| 2 Corinthians 1:20 | For all the promises (epangeliai | ἐπαγγελίαι | nom pl fem) of God find their “Yes” in him; and that is why it is through him that we say our “Amen” to God for his glory. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:1 | Since then we have these promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem), dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. |
| Galatians 3:14 | in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of the Spirit through faith. |
| Galatians 3:16 | Now the promises (epangeliai | ἐπαγγελίαι | nom pl fem) were made to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, “and to descendants,” referring to many, but “and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ. |
| Galatians 3:17 | What I am saying is this: the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously established by God, so as to make the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) void. |
| Galatians 3:18 | For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem); but God gave it to Abraham through a promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Galatians 3:21 | Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises (epangeliōn | ἐπαγγελιῶν | gen pl fem) of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. |
| Galatians 3:22 | But the Scripture confined everything under sin, so that what was promised (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. |
| Galatians 3:29 | And if you belong to Christ, then you are descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem). |
| Galatians 4:23 | The son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born as the result of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Galatians 4:28 | But you, my brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Ephesians 1:13 | You also are in him, having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation; in him also, when you believed, you were marked with the seal of the promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) Holy Spirit, |
| Ephesians 2:12 | remember that at that time you were apart from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), having no hope and without God in the world. |
| Ephesians 3:6 | namely, that the Gentiles are joint heirs, fellow members of the body and sharers together in the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) in Christ Jesus through the gospel. |
| Ephesians 6:2 | “Honor your father and mother” — which is the first commandment with a promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελίᾳ | dat sg fem) — |
| 1 Timothy 4:8 | for bodily exercise is of value for a little while, but godliness is of value for all things because it holds a promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) for the present life and for the coming life. |
| 2 Timothy 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God according to the promise (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) of life that is in Christ Jesus, |
| Hebrews 4:1 | Therefore while the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) of entering his rest is still open, let us fear lest any one of you may seem to be excluded from it. |
| Hebrews 6:12 | so that you will not be lazy, but imitators of those who by faith and perseverance inherit the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem). |
| Hebrews 6:15 | And thus by patient endurance, Abraham received what had been promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem). |
| Hebrews 6:17 | Because God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem) the unchanging nature of his purpose, he confirmed it with an oath, |
| Hebrews 7:6 | But this man who does not trace his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem). |
| Hebrews 8:6 | But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant of which he is mediator is better, since it has been enacted on the basis of better promises (epangeliais | ἐπαγγελίαις | dat pl fem). |
| Hebrews 9:15 | And for this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem) eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant. |
| Hebrews 10:36 | You have need of endurance, then, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem). |
| Hebrews 11:9 | By faith he migrated to the land he had been promised (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), as to a foreign land, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These all died in faith, without receiving the fulfillment of the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem), but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles in the land. |
| Hebrews 11:17 | By faith Abraham, when he was being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | acc pl fem) was offering his only son, |
| Hebrews 11:33 | who through faith conquered kingdoms, brought about justice, obtained what was promised (epangeliōn | ἐπαγγελιῶν | gen pl fem); who shut the mouths of lions, |
| Hebrews 11:39 | and although they all had received commendation for their faith, they did not receive what had been promised (epangelian | ἐπαγγελίαν | acc sg fem), |
| 2 Peter 3:4 | and saying, “Where is the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) of his coming? For ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything has gone along as it has from the beginning of creation.” |
| 2 Peter 3:9 | The Lord is not late in fulfilling his promise (epangelias | ἐπαγγελίας | gen sg fem), as some regard lateness, but is patient toward you, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
| 1 John 2:25 | And this is the promise (epangelia | ἐπαγγελία | nom sg fem) that he made to us — eternal life. |
Mnemonics
Mnemonic
Upon Galilee-a -
Upon the sea of Galilee, the promise of faith was shown.