Matthew 6:7
"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.
Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
1 Peter 1:18
For you well know that not with perishable things, with silver or gold, were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life, received by tradition from your ancestors;
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For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
Customs
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Customs
Matthew 6:7
"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.
Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
1 Peter 1:18
For you well know that not with perishable things, with silver or gold, were you redeemed from the emptiness of your manner of life, received by tradition from your ancestors;
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Acts 16:21
"They are teaching customs which it is not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or practise."