Vain

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain:

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if it be indeed in vain.

holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith.

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.