Isaiah 49:4

49:4 But I thought, “I have worked in vain;

I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.”

But the Lord will vindicate me;

my God will reward me.

Isaiah 49:1

Ideal Israel Delivers the Exiles

49:1 Listen to me, you coastlands!

Pay attention, you people who live far away!

The Lord summoned me from birth;

he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.

Colossians 1:26

1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

Galatians 2:2

2:2 I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running – or had not run – in vain.

Galatians 4:11

4:11 I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

Galatians 4:1

4:1 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

Galatians 3:5

3:5 Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?