Heidelberg Catechism · 1563

Q129. What does the word Amen mean?

Amen means: It is true and certain. For God has much more certainly heard my prayer than I feel in my heart that I desire this of Him.
Answer · Heidelberg Catechism

Scripture proofs

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    Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

    2 Corinthians 1:20

    For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

    2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Proof texts as given in the original; verse text from the King James Version.