- the promise:
- "Yea,²¹ and²¹ allª the¹ prophetsª fromª Samuelª andª those that follow after,ª as many asª have spoken,ª° have²° likewiseª foretoldª° of theseª days.ª" {Act 3:24} + "Andª weª declare²° unto you² glad tidings,ª°¹ how that² the¹ promiseª which was madeª° untoª the¹ fathers,ª ...¹ Godª hath fulfilledª° the sameª unto usª theirª children,ª in that he hath raised up²° Jesus² again;ª°¹ asª it is²° alsoª writtenª° inª the¹ secondª psalm,ª Thouª artª° myª Son,ª this dayª have Iª begottenª° thee.ª" {Act 13:32-33} + "And I will putª° enmityª between¹ thee and the woman,ª and between¹ thy seedª and her seed;ª it¹ shall bruiseª° thy head,ª and thou¹ shalt bruiseª° his heel.ª" {Gen 3:15} + "And I will blessª° them that blessª° thee, and curseª° him that cursethª° thee: and in thee shall all¹ familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 12:3} + "And in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª° becauseªª thou hast obeyedª° my voice.ª" {Gen 22:18} + "And I will make²°¹ thy seedª to multiplyª° as the starsª of heaven,ª and will giveª° unto thy seedª¹ all¹ theseª countries;ª and in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª°" {Gen 26:4} + "The sceptreª shall not¹ departª° from Judah,ª¹ nor a lawgiverª° from between¹¹ his feet,ª untilª¹ Shilohª come;ª° and unto him [shall] the gatheringª of the peopleª [be]." {Gen 49:10} + "The LORDª thy Godª will raise upª° unto thee a Prophetª from the midstª¹ of thee, of thy brethren,ª¹ like unto me;¹ unto¹ him ye shall hearken;ª°" {Deu 18:15} + "And when¹ thy daysª be fulfilled,ª° and thou shalt sleepª° with¹ thy fathers,ª I will set upª°¹ thy seedª afterª thee, which¹ shall proceedª° out of thy bowels,ª¹ and I will establishª°¹ his kingdom.ª ... He¹ shall buildª° an houseª for my name,ª and I will stablishª°¹ the throneª of his kingdomª for² ever.ª¹" {2Sm 7:12-13} + "For I¹ knowª° [that] my redeemerª° liveth,ª and [that] he shall standª° at the latterª [day] upon¹ the earth:ª ... Whom¹ I¹ shall seeª° for myself, and mine eyesª shall behold,ª° and not¹ another;ª° [though] my reinsª be consumedª° withinª me." {Job 19:25-27} + "Yet have I¹ setª° my kingª upon¹ my holyª hillª of Zion.ª ... Kissª° the Son,ª lest¹ he be angry,ª° and ye perishª° [from] the way,ª when¹ his wrathª is kindledª° but a little.ª Blessedª [are] all¹ they that put their trustª° in him." {Psa 2:6-12} + "Sacrificeª and offeringª thou didst not¹ desire;ª° mine earsª hast thou opened:ª° burnt offeringª and sin offeringª hast thou not¹ required.ª° ... I delightª° to doª° thy will,ª O my God:ª yea, thy lawª [is] withinª my heart.ª" {Psa 40:6-8} + "The LORDª hath made knownª° his salvation:ª his righteousnessª hath he openly shewedª° in the sightª of the heathen.ª" {Psa 98:2} + "[[A Psalmª of David.]]ª The LORDª saidª° unto my Lord,ª Sitª° thou at my right hand,ª until¹ I makeª° thine enemiesª° thy footstool.ªª ... The LORDª hath sworn,ª° and will not¹ repent,ª° Thou¹ [art] a priestª for everª after¹ the orderª of Melchizedek.ª" {Psa 110:1-4} + "The LORDª hath swornª° [in] truthª unto David;ª he will not¹ turnª° from¹ it; Of the fruitª¹ of thy bodyª will I setª° upon thy throne.ª" {Psa 132:11} + "There¹ will I make²° the hornª of Davidª to bud:ª° I have ordainedª° a lampª for mine anointed.ª" {Psa 132:17} + "In that¹ dayª shall the branchª of the LORDª be¹ beautifulª and glorious,ª and the fruitª of the earthª [shall be] excellentª and comely¹ for² them that are escapedª of Israel.ª" {Isa 4:2} + "Therefore¹ the Lordª himself¹ shall giveª° you a sign;ª Behold,¹ a virginª shall conceive,²¹ and bearª° a son,ª and shall callª° his nameª Immanuel.ª²" {Isa 7:14} + "For¹ unto us a childª is born,ª° unto us a sonª is given:ª° and the governmentª shall be upon¹ his shoulder:ª and his nameª shall be¹ calledª° Wonderful,ª Counsellor,ª° The mightyª God,ª The everlastingª Father,ª The Princeª of Peace.ª ... Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:6-7} + "And there shall come forthª° a rodª out of the stemª¹ of Jesse,ª and a Branchª shall growª° out of his roots:ª¹ ... And righteousnessª shall be¹ the girdleª of his loins,ª and faithfulnessª the girdleª of his reins.ª" {Isa 11:1-5} + "O Zion,ª that bringest good tidings,ª° get thee upª° into¹ the highª mountain;ª O Jerusalem,ª that bringest good tidings,ª° lift upª° thy voiceª with strength;ª lift [it] up,ª° be not afraid;ª°¹ sayª° unto the citiesª of Judah,ª Behold¹ your God!ª ... He shall feedª° his flockª like a shepherd:ª° he shall gatherª° the lambsª with his arm,ª and carryª° [them] in his bosom,ª [and] shall gently leadª° those that are with young.ª°" {Isa 40:9-11} + "Behold¹ my servant,ª whom I uphold;ª° mine elect,ª [in whom] my soulª delighteth;ª° I have putª° my spiritª upon¹ him: he shall bring forthª° judgmentª to the Gentiles.ª ... He shall not¹ failª° nor¹ be discouraged,ª° till¹ he have setª° judgmentª in the earth:ª and the islesª shall waitª° for his law.ª" {Isa 42:1-4} + "Yet it pleasedª° the LORDª to bruiseª° him; he hath put [him] to grief:ª° when¹ thou shalt makeª° his soulª an offering for sin,ª he shall seeª° [his] seed,ª he shall prolongª° [his] days,ª and the pleasureª of the LORDª shall prosperª° in his hand.ª ... Therefore¹ will I divideª° him [a portion] with the great,ª and he shall divideª° the spoilª with¹ the strong;ª because¹¹ he hath poured outª° his soulª unto death:ª and he¹ was numberedª° with¹ the transgressors;ª° and he bareª° the sinª of many,ª and made intercessionª° for the transgressors.ª°" {Isa 53:10-12} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª ... In his daysª Judahª shall be saved,ª° and Israelª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is] his nameª whereby¹ he shall be called,ª° THE LORD¹ OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.²¹" {Jer 23:5-6} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will performª°¹ that goodª thingª which¹ I have promisedª° unto¹ the houseª of Israelª and to¹ the houseª of Judah.ª ... For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Davidª shall neverª wantª° a manª to sitª° upon¹ the throneª of the houseª of Israel;ª" {Jer 33:14-17} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª I¹ will also takeª° of the highest branchª¹ of the highª° cedar,ª and will setª° [it]; I will crop offª° from the topª¹ of his young twigsª a tender one,ª and will plantª° [it] upon¹ an highª mountainª and eminent:ª° ... And all¹ the treesª of the fieldª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have brought downª° the highª tree,ª have exaltedª° the lowª tree,ª have dried²° up¹ the greenª tree,ª and have made the dryª treeª to flourish:ª° I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° and have doneª° [it]." {Ezk 17:22-24} + "I will¹ overturn,ª overturn,ª overturn,ª it: and¹ it¹ shall be²°¹ no¹ [more], until¹ he comeª° whose¹ rightª it is; and I will giveª° it [him]." {Ezk 21:27} + "And I will set upª° oneª shepherdª° over¹ them, and he shall feedª° them, [even]¹ my servantª David;ª he shall feedª° them, and he¹ shall be¹ their shepherd.ª° ... And I will makeª° with them a covenantª of peace,ª and will cause the evilª beastsª to ceaseª° out of¹ the land:ª and they shall dwellª° safelyª in the wilderness,ª and sleepª° in the woods.ª°²" {Ezk 34:23-25} + "And Davidª my servantª [shall be] kingª over¹ them; and they all¹ shall have¹ oneª shepherd:ª° they shall also walk²°¹ in my judgments,ª and observeª° my statutes,ª and doª° them." {Ezk 37:24} + "Thou sawestªª°° tillª that¹ a stoneª was cut outª° withoutª¹ hands,ª which smoteª° the imageª uponª his feetª [that were] of¹ ironª and clay,ª and brake²° them² to pieces.ª°¹ ... Thenª was the iron,ª the clay,ª the brass,ª the silver,ª and the gold,ª broken to piecesª°²° together,ª and becameª° like the chaffª ofª the summerª threshingfloors;ª and the windª carried²° them² away,ª°¹ that² noª¹ placeª was foundª° for them: and the stoneª that¹ smoteª° the imageª becameª° a greatª mountain,ª and filledª° the wholeª earth.ª" {Dan 2:34-35} + "And in the daysª of¹ theseª kingsª shall the Godª of heavenª set upª° a kingdom,ª which¹ shall neverªª be destroyed:ª° and the kingdomª shall notª be leftª° to otherª people,ª [but] it shall break in piecesª° and consumeª° allª theseª kingdoms,ª and itª shall standª° for ever.ª ... Forasmuch asªª¹ thou sawestª° that¹ the stoneª was cut outª° of the mountainª¹ withoutª¹ hands,ª and that it brake in piecesª° the iron,ª the brass,ª the clay,ª the silver,ª and the gold;ª the greatª Godª hath made knownª° to the kingª whatª¹ shall come to passª° hereafter:ªª and the dreamª [is] certain,ª and the interpretationª thereof sure.ª°" {Dan 2:44-45} + "I sawªª°° in the nightª visions,ª and, behold,ª [one] like the Sonª of manª cameª°¹ withª the cloudsª of heaven,ª and cameª° toª the Ancientª of days,ª and they brought him nearª° beforeª him. ... And there was givenª° him dominion,ª and glory,ª and a kingdom,ª that allª people,ª nations,ª and languages,ª should serveª° him: his dominionª [is] an everlastingª dominion,ª which¹ shall notª pass away,ª° and his kingdomª [that] which¹ shall notª be destroyed.ª°" {Dan 7:13-14} + "Seventyª weeksª are determinedª° upon¹ thy peopleª and upon¹ thy holyª city,ª to finishª° the transgression,ª and to make an endª²°°° of sins,ª and to make reconciliationª° for iniquity,ª and to bring inª° everlastingª righteousness,ª and to seal upª° the visionª and prophecy,ª and to anointª° the most² Holy.ª ... And afterª threescoreª and twoª weeksª shall Messiahª be cut off,ª° but not¹ for himself: and the peopleª of the princeª that shall comeª° shall destroyª° the cityª and the sanctuary;ª and the endª thereof [shall be] with a flood,ª and unto¹ the endª of the warª desolationsª° are determined.ª°" {Dan 9:24-26} + "Afterwardª shall the childrenª of Israelª return,ª° and seekª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and Davidª their king;ª and shall fearª°¹ the LORDª and his goodnessª in the latterª days.ª" {Hsa 3:5} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] whosoever¹¹ shall callª° on the nameª of the LORDª shall be delivered:ª° for¹ in mountª Zionª and in Jerusalemª shall be¹ deliverance,ª as¹ the LORDª hath said,ª° and in the remnantª whom¹ the LORDª shall call.ª°" {Jol 2:32} + "In that¹ dayª will I raise upª°¹ the tabernacleª of Davidª that is fallen,ª° and close upª°¹ the breachesª thereof; and I will raise upª° his ruins,ª and I will buildª° it as in the daysª of old:ª ... That¹ they may possessª°¹ the remnantª of Edom,ª and of all¹ the heathen,ª which¹ are called²° by¹¹ my name,ª saithª° the LORDª that doethª° this.¹" {Ams 9:11-12} + "And savioursª° shall come upª° on mountª Zionª to judgeª° the¹ mountª of Esau;ª and the kingdomª shall be¹ the LORD'S.ª" {Oba 1:21} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª¹ from everlasting.ªª¹" {Mic 5:2} + "Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:20} + "Sing,ª° O daughterª of Zion;ª shout,ª° O Israel;ª be gladª° and rejoiceª° with all¹ the heart,ª O daughterª of Jerusalem.ª ... The LORDª thy Godª in the midstª of thee [is] mighty;ª he will save,ª° he will rejoiceª° over¹ thee with joy;ª he will restª° in his love,ª he will joyª° over¹ thee with singing.ª" {Zph 3:14-17} + "Singª° and rejoice,ª° O daughterª of Zion:ª for,¹ lo,¹ I come,ª° and I will dwellª° in the midstª of thee, saithª° the LORD.ª ... And manyª nationsª shall be joinedª° to¹ the LORDª in that¹ day,ª and shall be¹ my people:ª and I will dwellª° in the midstª of thee, and thou shalt knowª° that¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath sentª° me unto¹ thee." {Zch 2:10-11} + "And speakª° unto¹ him, saying,ª° Thus¹ speakethª° the LORDª of hosts,ª saying,ª° Behold¹ the manª whose nameª [is] The BRANCH;ª and he shall grow upª° out of his place,¹¹ and he shall buildª°¹ the templeª of the LORD:ª" {Zch 6:12} + "Rejoiceª° greatly,ª O daughterª of Zion;ª shout,ª° O daughterª of Jerusalem:ª behold,¹ thy Kingª comethª° unto thee: he¹ [is] just,ª and having salvation;ª° lowly,ª and ridingª° upon¹ an ass,ª and upon¹ a coltª the foalª of an ass.ª" {Zch 9:9} + "In that¹ dayª there shall be¹ a fountainª openedª° to the houseª of Davidª and to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª for sinª and for uncleanness.ª" {Zch 13:1} + "Awake,ª° O sword,ª against¹ my shepherd,ª° and against¹ the manª [that is] my fellow,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts:ª smiteª°¹ the shepherd,ª° and the sheepª shall be scattered:ª° and I will turnª° mine handª upon¹ the little ones.ª°" {Zch 13:7} + "Behold,¹ I will sendª° my messenger,ª and he shall prepareª° the wayª beforeª me: and the Lord,ª whom¹ ye¹ seek,ª° shall suddenlyª comeª° to¹ his temple,ª even the messengerª of the covenant,ª whom¹ ye¹ delightª in: behold,¹ he shall come,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:1} + "But unto you that fearª my nameª shall the Sunª of righteousnessª ariseª° with healingª in his wings;ª and ye shall go forth,ª° and grow upª° as calvesª of the stall.ª" {Mal 4:2} + "Andª hath raised upª° an hornª of salvationª for usª inª the¹ houseª of his²¹ servantª David;ª ... Asª he spakeª° byª the mouthª of his²¹ holyª prophets,ª whichª have been since² the world began:ª¹" {Lke 1:69-70} + "Nowª I sayª° that Jesusª Christª wasª° a ministerª of the circumcisionª forª the truthª of God,ª to² confirmª° the¹ promisesª [made] unto the¹ fathers:ª" {Rom 15:8} + "Andª thisª I say,ª° [that] the covenant,ª that was confirmed beforeª° ofª Godª inª Christ,ª the¹ law,ª which wasª° four hundredª andª thirtyª yearsª after,ª cannot² disannul,ª°¹ that² it should make²° the promise² of none effect.ª°¹¹ ... Forª ifª the¹ inheritanceª [be] ofª the law,ª [it is] no moreª ofª promise:ª butª Godª gaveª° [it] to Abrahamª byª promise.ª" {Gal 3:17-18} + "Butª whenª the¹ fulnessª of the¹ timeª was come,ª° Godª sent forthª° his²¹ Son,ª madeª° ofª a woman,ª madeª° underª the law,ª" {Gal 4:4} + "Looking forª° that blessedª hope,ª andª the¹ gloriousª appearingª of the¹ greatª Godª andª ourª Saviourª Jesusª Christ;ª" {Tts 2:13} + "Searchingª° what,ª² orª what mannerª of timeª the¹ Spiritª of Christª which² was inª themª did signify,ª° when it testified beforehandª° the¹ sufferingsª ofª Christ,ª andª the¹ gloryª that should follow.ªª ... Unto whomª it was revealed,ª° thatª notª unto themselves,ª butª unto usª they did ministerª° the things,ª whichª are²° nowª reportedª° unto youª byª them that have preached the gospelª° unto youª withª the Holyª Ghostª sent downª° fromª heaven;ª which thingsª the angelsª desireª° to lookª° into.ª" {1Pe 1:11-12}
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