38 Bible Verses about distractions

But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”

Now I am saying this for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but because of what is proper and so that you may be devoted to the Lord without distraction.

When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Pay attention to me and answer me.
I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

In every situation take the shield of faith,
and with it you will be able to extinguish
all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.

The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,

From my youth,
I have been afflicted and near death.
I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.

“Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it.

“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

I want you to be without concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord.

Remind them of these things, charging them before God not to fight about words; this is in no way profitable and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world—how he may please his wife—

Now in response to the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have relations with a woman.”

People will stagger from sea to sea
and roam from north to east,
seeking the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.

However, if you do get married, you have not sinned, and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But such people will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you.

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.

but the worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, “Shout loudly, for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away; or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up!”

For I am afflicted and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.

But she is happier if she remains as she is, in my opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

The king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you causing the people to neglect their work? Get to your work!”

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what He said.

“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls, and I will sweep her away with a broom of destruction.”

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

“This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?

for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.

Your children have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net.
They are full of the Lord’s fury,
the rebuke of your God.

The days of punishment have come;
the days of retribution have come.
Let Israel recognize it!
The prophet is a fool,
and the inspired man is insane,
because of the magnitude
of your guilt and hostility.

Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.