In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's Kingdom."

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

Most certainly I tell you, I will no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it anew in the Kingdom of God."

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'

If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"

"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes."

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, 'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;

Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you -- unless you believed in vain.

If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,

But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.

Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't in vain,

For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"

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

Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"?

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

Another angel came out from the altar, he who has power over fire, and he called with a great voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Send forth your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the earth's grapes are fully ripe!"

merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people's bodies and souls.

saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, she who was dressed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!

It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.