'Attention' in the Bible

And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them.

And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.

To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.

And they all made an attack on Sosthenes, the ruler of the Synagogue, and gave him blows before the judge's seat; but Gallio gave no attention to these things.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.

But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his wife.

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

Now I am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching.

Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.

Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;

For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.

See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;