'Futile' in the Bible
Then the Pharisees [argued and] said to one another, “You see that your efforts are futile. Look! The whole world has gone [running] after Him!”
You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David Your servant:Why did the Gentiles rageand the peoples plot futile things?
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
If those who are [followers] of the Law are [the true] heirs [of Abraham], then faith [leading to salvation] is of no effect and void, and the promise [of God] is nullified.
and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless.
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is futile and your faith is empty.
and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless and powerless [mere delusion]; you are still in your sins [and under the control and penalty of sin].
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
But avoid foolish and ill-informed and stupid controversies and genealogies and dissensions and quarrels about the Law, for they are unprofitable and useless.
If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
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- Fruitless (19 instances)
- Futile (53 instances)
- Ineffectual (3 instances)
- Useless (77 instances)
- Vain (153 instances)