1 Peter 1:18
you know it was not by perishable silver or gold that you were ransomed from the futile traditions of your past,
1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought for a price; then glorify God with your body.
Matthew 15:2-3
"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they take their food."
Acts 7:51-52
Stiff-necked, uncircumcised in heart and ear, you are always resisting the holy Spirit! As with your fathers, so with you!
Acts 19:34-35
but when they discovered he was a Jew, a roar broke from them all, and for about two hours they shouted, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
Romans 1:21
Though they knew God, they have not glorified him as God nor given thanks to him; they have turned to futile speculations till their ignorant minds grew dark.
1 Corinthians 3:20
and again, The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise is futile.
1 Corinthians 7:23
(for you were bought for a price; you must not turn slaves to any man).
Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil world ??by the will of our God and Father,
Ephesians 4:17
Now in the Lord I insist and protest that you must give up living like pagans; for their purposes are futile,
Titus 2:14
who gave himself up for us to redeem us from all iniquity and secure himself a clean people with a zest for good works.
1 Peter 1:7
that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:3
It is quite enough to have done as pagans choose to do, during the time gone by! You used to lead lives of sensuality, lust, carousing, revelry, dissipation and illicit idolatry,