'Attention' in the Bible

“But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business.

As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.

Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured and added to you.

But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Men of Judah and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you and pay attention to my words.

The crowds paid attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the signs he was performing.

They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, “This man is called the Great Power of God!”

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.

But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said.

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise—

And tell Archippus, “Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”

or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.

We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

For he considered the reproach because of the Messiah to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since his attention was on the reward.

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.