Bible verses about "distraction" | JuliaSmith

²⁰ For ye were bought for a price: then glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are of God.

⁵ Before I shall form thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou shalt go forth from the womb I consecrated thee; I gave thee a prophet to the nations.

¹ Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the desert to be tried by the devil. ² And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. ³ And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread. ⁴ And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God. ⁵ Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him upon the small wing of the temple; ⁶ And says to him, If thou art the Son of God cast thyself down; for it has been written, That to his messengers he will command concerning thee; and in the hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou strike thy foot against a stone. ⁷ Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. ⁸ Again, the devil takes him into a very high mount, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; ⁹ And he says to him, All these will I give to thee, if, falling down, thou wouldst worship me. ¹⁰ Then says Jesus to him, Retire, Satan; for it has been written, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him alone shalt thou serve. ¹¹ Then the devil lets him go, and behold, the messengers came up, and they served him.

³⁴ And attend to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be loaded with dizziness, caused by excess, and drunkenness, and cares of life, and that day come upon you unexpectedly.

³⁵ And this I say for the advantage of yourselves; not that I shall cast a net upon you, but for the becoming, and occupied assiduously for the Lord without being turned away.

³⁸ And it was in their going forth, and he came to a certain town : and a certain woman by the name of Martha received him in her house. ³⁹ And also a sister was to her, called Mary; and she having sat at Jesus' feet, heard his word. ⁴⁰ And Martha was perplexed about much service, and having stood before, said, Lord, carest thou not that my sister left me to serve alone ? speak therefore to her that she may lay hold and assist with me. ⁴¹ And Jesus having answered, said to her, Martha, Martha, thou hast care, and art confused about many things ⁴² And of one thing there is need : and Mary has chosen the 'good part which shall not betaken away from her.

¹³ No temptation except human has taken you and God faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but with the temptation will he also make an escape, that ye may be able to bear.

²⁵ Thine eyes shall look straight before, and thine eyelashes shall be right before thee. ²⁶ Make level the track of thy feet, and all thy ways shall be prepared. ²⁷ Thou shalt not decline to the right and the left: turn away thy foot from evil