24 Bible Verses about distractions

But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.

Now I say this for your own advantage, and not that I should lay a snare in your way, but as what is seemly, and that you may wait on the Lord without distraction.

For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction rusheth upon them, as travail on a woman with child, and they shall in no wise escape.

and over all lifting up the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Fix your minds on things above, not on things on the earth.

But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disturbing thyself about many things.

But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over.

A wife and a virgin hath different pursuits: the unmarried woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

Ye were running well: who hath hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

No man who enters the army involves himself with secular affairs; that he may please the person who hath enlisted him.

Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way:

But I would have you to be free from anxiety. He who is unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord:

Put them in mind of these things, adjuring them before the Lord not to quarrel about words of no use, but tending to the perversion of the audience.

but he who is married is anxious about the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.

NOW with regard to those things concerning which ye have written unto me, it were good for a man not to touch a woman.

But if thou shouldst marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned; though such will have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

But when they shall deliver you up, be under no anxiety what ye shall say; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye should speak:

LET not your hearts be troubled: trust in God, and trust in me.

but the anxious cares of this world, and the seducing nature of wealth, and inordinate desires after other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

And very early (the night being far advanced towards morning) rising up, he went forth, and retired into a desert place, and there prayed.

But she is more blessed if she abide as she is, in my opinion: and I think I have the spirit of God.

And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting down also at the feet of Jesus, hearkened to his discourse.

For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment?

O wretched man, I! who shall pluck me from the body of this death?