Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Did ye suffer so many things in vain? If it is indeed in vain.

by which also ye are saved if ye hold firm that word I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

For from thy words thou will be justified, and from thy words thou will be condemned.

These things I have spoken to you in veiled words. The hour comes, when I will no more speak to you in veiled words, but will inform you plainly about the Father.

Yet in an assembly I would rather speak five words with my intellect, so that I might also make others understand, than countless words in a tongue.

Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.

For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,

But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.

But do thou want to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

Knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain behavior inherited from fathers, not with perishable silver or gold,

And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.

And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

He who said through the mouth of thy boy David, Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?

and saying, Men, why are ye doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming good-news to you, to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all the thi

Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.

For he is a helper of God to thee for what is good. But if thou do what is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a helper of God, vengeful for wrath to the man who commits evil.

and again, Lord knows the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain. Ye are still in your sins.

And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain

And I went up according to revelation, and I declared to them the good-news that I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of repute, lest somehow I might be running or ran in vain.

I do not disregard the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, then Christ died in vain.

I am afraid of you, lest somehow I have labored toward you in vain.