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17 Bible Verses About Focus

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Summary

  • Hebrews 12:2’s “looking to” Jesus translates aphorao, which Strong’s glosses as “to fix one’s eyes upon.”
  • Psalm 27:4, Luke 10:42 and Philippians 3:13 each turn on “one thing”: a request, a choice and a pursuit.
  • Luke 10:40 says Martha was “distracted with much serving”, using perispao, to be pulled away or over-occupied.
  • Proverbs 4:23-27 moves from the heart to the mouth, the eyes and the feet, and Joshua 1:7 gives the same warning against turning to the right or the left.
  • The “healthy” eye of Matthew 6:22 translates haplous, single or sound, and sits between the saying about treasure and the saying about two masters.

The Bible describes focus as attention held on one aim, whether that aim is Jesus, the things above, the path ahead or a prize. Hebrews 12:1-2 tells runners to look to Jesus, Colossians 3:1-2 says “Set your minds on things that are above”, and Psalm 27:4 and Luke 10:41-42 turn on “one thing”. The Bible sets distraction and a divided mind against it: Martha “distracted with much serving” (Luke 10:40), the saying “No one can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:24),…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Greek 872, ἀφοράω (aphorao): to look away from all else at one object, to fix one’s eyes upon. biblehub.com/greek/872

Strong’s Greek 4049, περισπάω (perispao): to be distracted, to be pulled away, to be over-occupied. biblehub.com/greek/4049

Strong’s Greek 573, ἁπλοῦς (haplous): single, clear, sincere, sound. biblehub.com/greek/573

Strong’s Greek 1374, δίψυχος (dipsuchos): double-minded. biblehub.com/greek/1374

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