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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.
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First occurrence: Exodus 5:9
Complete exact-word concordance
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore my beloued brethren, be yee stedfast, vnmoueable, alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
WE then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
¶ Wee then, as workers together with him, beseech you also, that ye receiue not the grace of God in vaine.
Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
Yet haue I sent the brethren, least our boasting of you should bee in vaine in this behalfe, that as I saide, yee may be readie.
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
And I went vp by reuelation, and communicated vnto them that Gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles, but priuately to them which were of reputation, lest by any meanes I should runne, or had runne in vaine.
1611 marginal noteOr, seuerally.
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
I doe not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousnes come by the Lawe, then Christ is dead in vaine.
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Haue ye suffered so many things in vaine? if it be yet in vaine.
1611 marginal noteOr, so great
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
I am afraide of you, lest I haue bestowed vpon you labour in vaine.
Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Let vs not be desirous of vaine glory, prouoking one another, enuying one another.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Let no man deceiue you with vaine words: for because of these things commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.
1611 marginal noteOr, vnbeliefe.
Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
Holding foorth the word of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither laboured in vaine.
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