'Attention' in the Bible

But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.

Therefore pay careful attention [that] the light in you is not darkness!

And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to [what] they were hearing from him.

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them, "Judean men, and all those who live [in] Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words!

So he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.

And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, [as] they heard [him] and saw the signs that he was performing.

They were all paying attention to {him}, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with [his] magic.

{And the report came to the attention} of the church that was in Jerusalem about them, and they sent out Barnabas as far as Antioch,

And a certain woman {named} Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened {her} heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon [it]. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon [it].

And tell Archippus, "Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it."

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause useless speculations rather than God's plan [that is] by faith.

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

Until I come, pay attention to the [public] reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

Fix [your] attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for [by] doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who turn away from the truth.

Because of this, [it is] all the more necessary [that] we pay attention to the [things] we have heard, lest we drift away.

and we possess [as] more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well [if you] pay attention to [it] as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,

Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to {the deeds he is doing}, disparaging us with evil words. And not being content with these, he does not receive the brothers himself, and he hinders those wanting [to do so] and throws [them] out of the church.