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Definition:

A promise is a pledge to do a certain thing. When someone promises something, it means he is committing to do something.

The term "promise" could be translated as "commitment" or "assurance" or "guarantee."
To "promise to do something" could be translated as "assure someone that you will do something" or "commit to doing something."

(See also: covenant, oath, vow)

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<>
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.
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.
05:04 "Your wife, Sarai, will have a son—he will be the son of promise."
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.
17:14 Though David had been unfaithful to God, God was still faithful to his promises.
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.