Bible verses about "distraction" | Goodspeed

²⁰ you have been bought and paid for. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.

¹ Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. ² And he fasted forty days and nights, and after it he was famished. ³ And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!" ⁴ But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' " ⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, ⁶ and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' " ⁷ Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' " ⁸ Again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, ⁹ and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me." ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' " ¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and waited on him.

³⁴ But take care that your hearts are not loaded down with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day takes you by surprise, like a trap.

³⁵ It is for your benefit that I say this, not to put a halter on you, but to promote good order, and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

³⁸ As they continued their journey, he came to a certain village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house. ³⁹ She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Master's feet, and listened to what he was saying. ⁴⁰ But Martha was worried with all she had to do for them, and she came up and said, "Master, does it make no difference to you that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me." ⁴¹ The Master answered, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and anxious about many things, but our wants are few, ⁴² indeed there is only one thing we need. For Mary has chosen the right thing, and it must not be taken away from her."

¹³ It is no superhuman temptation that you have had. And God can be depended on, not to let you be tried beyond your strength, but when temptation comes, to give you a way out of it, so that you can withstand it.