Famous Sayings and Phrases from the Bible, Part 1
By George Konig and Ray Konig
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You might be surprised at how many common sayings that we use in our daily speech actually come from the Bible. Here are a few examples that I researched recently:
"There is nothing new under the sun"
This is one of my personal favorites, because every time people use this phrase to explain that, well, there is nothing new under the sun, they end up proving the truthfulness and accuracy of the statement itself. And by that I mean, there is nothing new under the sun. The Bible uses the phrase in Ecclesiastes 1:9, and that part of the Bible was written about 3000 years ago.
"Raising Cain"
This is a common figure of speech and it comes from the Book of Genesis, which is the first book of the Old Testament of the Bible. Cain became jealous of his brother Abel and killed him. Today, the phrase Raising Cain is often to used to mean causing trouble or raising hell, etc.
"Doubting Thomas"
Have you ever been accused of being a doubting Thomas, even if your name isn't Thomas? Thomas was one of the original 12 Apostles of Jesus and he is recorded in the New Testament of the Bible as having doubt that Jesus truly was resurrected. He stopped doubting after he saw the resurrected Jesus and the wounds that Jesus had received while he was being crucified. (See John 20:24-28).
"A wolf in sheep's clothing"
A wolf in sheep's clothing, is sometimes used to describe someone who pretends to have good intentions when in fact he does not. Jesus used this phrase about 2000 years ago, as recorded in Matthew 7:15, when he was warning people about false prophets: Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves (Matthew 7:15 NIV).
"A good Samaritan"
Jesus often spoke in parables. You can read about Jesus' parables at about-jesus.org/parables.htm. In one of his parables, as recorded in Luke 10:30-37, Jesus spoke of a a good Samaritan who went out of his way to help a crime victim recover from his injuries. Many people use this figure of speech today to describe people who do good things for others. (See Luke 10:30-37).
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9/23/2007
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