promise / promised / promisesTo assure, agree, guarantee something to another, to keep one's commitment. DTP Jesus, in the gospel, promised to send the Holy Spirit as a pledge of His commitment to those who believe in Him as Lord and Saviour. The marriage vows are a promise made between two people to love in sickness, in health, and through good and bad times. A promise is a covenant that is made and is morally binding between the participating parties.will give you, according as he hath promised, Ex 12:25to bring them into the land which he promised them, Deut 9:28as the LORD your God hath promised unto you. Josh 23:5failed one word of all his good promise, 1 Kin 8:56should do according to this promise. Neh 5:12I send the promise of my Father upon Luke 24:49but wait for the promise of the Father, Acts 1:4Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, Acts 2:33For the promise is unto you, and to your children, Acts 2:39persuaded that, what he had promised, Rom 4:21For this is the word of promise, Rom 9:9For all the promises of God in him are 2 Cor 1:20that we might receive the promise of Gal 3:14promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given Gal 3:22ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. Eph 1:13partakers of his promise in Christ by Eph 3:6the promise of eternal inheritance. Heb 9:15without wavering; for he is faithful that promised; Heb 10:23the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised James 1:12he hath promised to them that love him? James 2:5us exceeding great and precious promises: 2 Pet 1:4is not slack concerning his promise, 2 Pet 3:9this is the promise that he hath promised us, 1 John 2:25