38 Bible Verses about distractions

But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me."

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, to be holy both in body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

"Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick, is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them to your governor! Will he be pleased with you or show you favor?" asks the Lord who rules over all.

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

And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

Now with regard to the issues you wrote about: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman."

People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from the Lord, but they will not find any.

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

"Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

At noon Elijah mocked them, "Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened."

For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

But in my opinion, she will be happier if she remains as she is -- and I think that I too have the Spirit of God!

The king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you cause the people to refrain from their work? Return to your labor!"

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.

"I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals and covered with pools of stagnant water. I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom," says the Lord who commands armies.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

Your children faint; they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a snare. They are left in a stupor by the Lord's anger, by the battle cry of your God.

The prophet is considered a fool -- the inspired man is viewed as a madman -- because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.

When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.