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

Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

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

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, or by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Which also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.

Yet in the congregation I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

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

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

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

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day.

He that loveth me not, keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

Who saidst by the mouth of thy servant David, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Because knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

But if thou dost that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain; for he is the servant of God, an avenger for wrath against him that doth evil.

While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all that were hearing the word.

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

By which also ye are saved, if ye retain what I preached to you, unless ye have believed in vain.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward 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 raised, your faith is vain; ye are still in your sins.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

We then, as fellow-labourers, do also exhort you, not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you on this head should be made vain, that, as I said, ye may be ready;

I went up by revelation, and explained to them the gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but severally to those of eminence, lest by any means I should run, or should have run in vain.

I do not make void the grace of God; for if righteousness is by the law, then Christ died in vain.

Have ye suffered so many things in vain?

If it be yet in vain? Doth he that ministreth the Spirit to you, and worketh miracles among you, do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have laboured upon you in vain.

Be not desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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

From which some, having missed the mark, are turned aside to vain jangling:

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before,

Therefore when I could bear no longer, I sent to know your faith, left by any means the tempter should have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

and blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard intreated that the word might not be spoken to them any more.

I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation; for I have written a letter to you in few words.

For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,

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

If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Do ye think, that the scripture saith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth against envy?

Seeing ye know ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation delivered by tradition from your fathers,