Bible verses about "distraction" | Darby

²⁰ for ye have been bought with a price: glorify now then God in your body.

⁵ Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

¹ Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil: ² and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered. ³ And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread. ⁴ But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God`s mouth. ⁵ Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple, ⁶ and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone. ⁷ Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God. ⁸ Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory, ⁹ and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage. ¹⁰ Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. ¹¹ Then the devil leaves him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

³⁴ But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

³⁵ But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

³⁸ And it came to pass as they went that *he* entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house. ³⁹ And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word. ⁴⁰ Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me. ⁴¹ But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things; ⁴² but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

¹³ No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man`s nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able [to bear], but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that [ye] should be able to bear [it].

²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. ²⁶ Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered. ²⁷ Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil.