33 Bible Verses about Focus

We, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable.

But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.

I press on to the goal, to gain the prize of that heavenward Call which God gave me through Christ Jesus.

And one and all should consider, not only their own interests, but also the interests of others.

Fix your thoughts upon the things that are above, not upon those that are on earth.

In conclusion, Brothers, wherever you find anything true or honorable, righteous or pure, lovable or praiseworthy, or if 'virtue' and 'honour' have any meaning, there let your thoughts dwell.

The Twelve, therefore, called together the general body of the disciples and said to them: "It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables and neglect God's Message.

They who follow their earthly nature are earthly-minded, while they who follow the Spirit are spiritually minded.

But the State of which we are citizens is in Heaven; and it is from Heaven that we are eagerly looking for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

To be earthly-minded means Death, to be spiritually minded means Life and Peace;

Let every one remain in that condition of life in which he was when the Call came to him.

Therefore do not be anxious about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own anxieties. Every day has trouble enough of its own.

And so his interests are divided. Again, the unmarried woman, whether she is old or young, is anxious about the Master's Cause, striving to be pure both in body and in spirit, while the married woman is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please her husband.

Till I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.

While we, for our part, will devote ourselves to Prayer, and to the delivery of the Message."

Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean Salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.

Therefore, Christian Brothers, you who, all alike, have received the Call from Heaven, fix your attention on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Religion.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

For I, Brothers, do not regard myself as having yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting what lies behind, and straining every nerve for that which lies in front,

For God never regrets his gifts or his Call.

Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus: "Master, what about this man?"

That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

While the married man is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please his wife;

And every one who has this hope with regard to Christ tries to make himself pure--as Christ is pure.

Let every one test his own work, and then his cause for satisfaction will be in himself and not in a comparison of himself with his neighbor;

I entreat you to make my happiness complete--Live together animated by the same spirit and in mutual love, one in heart, animated by one Spirit.

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

What I mean, Brothers, is this-The time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.

Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the Master's Cause, desiring to please him;

And why do you look at the straw in your brother's eye, while you pay no attention at all to the beam in yours?

Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.