"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"

"Hear another parable: there was a landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

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

In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'

And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition!

Then he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

Truly, I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and wrapped him in the linen. And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

And if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, you can cut it down.'"

"There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day.

Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vine-dressers, and went into another country for a long time.

for I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

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

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

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

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

For he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is God's servant, an avenger to execute wrath on the wrongdoer.

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

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of themyet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

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

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Working together with him, then, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

But I am sending the brethren so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;

I went up because of a revelation; and I set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did this privately to those who were of reputation, for fear that I was running or had run my race in vain.

Did you suffer so many things in vainif it really was in vain?

I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain.

holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

I say this so that no one may delude you with fine-sounding arguments.

For you yourselves know, brethren, that our visit to you was not in vain;

For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothes,

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes and say, "Have a seat here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit by my feet,"

Your adornment must not be merely outwardbraiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on fine clothing;

Then another angel came out from the altar, the one who has power over fire, and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, "Put in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe."

So the angel swung his sickle on the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.

cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;

cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and chariots; and slaves and human souls.

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

It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean"; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses, and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.