But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:

but in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men.

and in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men.

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou dost evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is also the minister of God, as an avenger to execute his wrath upon the malefactor.

and again, "The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

By which also ye are saved, if ye retain it as I preached it to you: unless indeed ye have believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his favor to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

And we co-operating with Him do also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

But I have sent the brethren, that our boasting of you might not become vain in this respect, but that ye might be ready, as I had said:

Am I become vain in boasting? ye have forced me to it: for I ought to have been recommended by you, as I have in nothing fallen short of the very chiefest of the apostles, though in myself I am nothing.

But I went up according to a divine revelation, and laid before them the gospel which I preach among the gentiles: though privately to those of note, least I should run, or had run in vain.

I do not frustate the grace of God: for if righteousness be by the law, then Christ died in vain.

have ye suffered so many things in vain? if indeed in vain.

so that I am afraid for you, least I have indeed bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better than themselves.

exhibiting the word of life; to my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

For ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance among you, that it was not in vain.

For this cause being able to wait no longer, I sent to know the state of your faith, least the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor have been in vain.

from which some having swerved are turned aside to vain discourses;

For there are many disorderly persons, vain-talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision; whose mouths must be stopped:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain:

If any among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, this man's devotion is vain.

But desirest thou to know, O vain man, that faith without works, is dead?

Do ye think the scripture speaks in vain? or does the Spirit that dwelleth in us, excite to envy?

knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain conversation learned by tradition from your fathers, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold;