'Empty' in the Bible

But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

He has satisfied the hungry with good thingsand sent the rich away empty.

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

He sent yet another slave, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.