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# promise, promised
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## Definition:
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When used as a verb, the term “promise” refers to the action of a person saying that he will do something in such way that he obligates himself to fulfill what he has said. When used as a noun, the term “promise” refers to the thing that a person obligates himself to do.
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* The Bible records many promises that God has made for his people.
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* Promises are an important part of formal agreements such as covenants.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* The term “promise” could be translated as “commitment” or “assurance” or “guarantee.”
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* To “promise to do something” could be translated as “assure someone that you will do something” or “commit to doing something.”
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(See also: [covenant](../kt/covenant.md), [oath](../other/oath.md), [vow](../kt/vow.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Galatians 3:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/gal/03/15)
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* [Genesis 25:31-34](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/31)
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* [Hebrews 11:9](rc://en/tn/help/heb/11/09)
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* [James 1:12](rc://en/tn/help/jas/01/12)
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* [Numbers 30:2](rc://en/tn/help/num/30/02)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[3:15](rc://en/tn/help/obs/03/15)__ God said, “I __promise__ I will never again curse the ground because of the evil things people do, or destroy the world by causing a flood, even though people are sinful from the time they are children.”Â<E2809D>
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* __[3:16](rc://en/tn/help/obs/03/16)__ God then made the first rainbow as a sign of his __promise__. Every time the rainbow appeared in the sky, God would remember what he __promised__ and so would his people.
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* __[4:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/04/08)__ God spoke to Abram and __promised__ again that he would have a son and as many descendants as the stars in the sky. Abram believed God’s __promise__.
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* __[5:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ “Your wife, Sarai, will have a son—he will be the son of __promise__.”
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* __[8:15](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/15)__ The covenant __promises__ that God gave to Abraham were passed on to Isaac, then to Jacob, and then to Jacob’s twelve sons and their families.
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* __[17:14](rc://en/tn/help/obs/17/14)__ Though David had been unfaithful to God, God was still faithful to his __promises__.
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* __[50:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/01)__ Jesus __promised__ he would return at the end of the world. Though he has not yet come back, he will keep his __promise__.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H559, H562, H1696, H8569, G1843, G1860, G1861, G1862, G3670, G4279
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