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The Most Well-Known Phrases from the Bible (light-hearted as well as serious)
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| Monday, June 28, 2010
| Michael Barber
Posted on 06/29/2010 4:13:23 PM PDT by Salvation
Marcel over at the Catholic blog Aggie Catholics has put together a list of some of the most well-known phrases from the Bible. This is a great list. I suspect that some people aren't even aware that these well-known words come from the Bible.
Here are some of my favorites, but do go and read Marcel's whole list:
- 42 - "Can a leopard change his spots?" - Jeremiah 13:23
- 41 - "A man after my own heart" - Samuel 13:14 / Acts 13:22
- 38 - "The powers that be" - Romans 13: 1-2
- 37 - "Drop in the bucket" - Isaiah 40:15
- 32 - "Labor of love" - 1 Thessalonians 1:3
- 25 - "No rest for the wicked" or "No rest for the weary" - Isaiah 57:21
- 23 - "Apple of my eye" - Deuteronomy 2:10 / Zechariah 2:8
- 21 - "All things must pass" or "This too shall pass" - Matthew 24:6-8
- 16 - "Ashes to ashes" - Genesis 3:19
- 14 - "A fly in the ointment" - Ecclesiastes 10:1
- 12 - "Signs of the times" - Matthew 16:3
- 11 - "It is better to give than to receive" - Acts 20:35
- 7 - "How the mighty have fallen" - 2 Samuel 1:19
- 6 - "Bite the dust" - Psalms 72: 9
- 5 - "Sour grapes" - Ezekiel 18:2
- 4 - "The writing on the wall" - Daniel 5:5
- 3 - "At my wit's end" - Psalm 107:27
- 1 - "By the skin of our teeth" - Job 19:20
TOPICS: Catholic; History; Theology; Worship
KEYWORDS: bible; catholic; catholiclist
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To: circlecity
How about one from The Bard: “To thine own self be true.”
To: Grizzled Bear
Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God. - Job 37:14
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. - Ephesians 4:26
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posted on
06/29/2010 5:29:56 PM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
To: BenKenobi
As an addendum, Gutenberg died in 1468. The KJV was published in 1611. There was 150 years between the two events. No wonder you guys have the trouble that you do with your doctrines, when you cannot keep simple timelines in order.
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posted on
06/29/2010 5:30:41 PM PDT
by
MarkBsnr
( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
To: Salvation
My favorite line from the bible:
What profits a man if he gaineth the world but loseth his soul?
To: MarkBsnr
Oh, oh, oh. Pick me! Pick me!
Latin.
45
posted on
06/29/2010 5:38:18 PM PDT
by
Jaded
(I realized that after Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F)
To: All
'A wise man's heart him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.' Ecclesiastes 10:2. " Did you know God was a Conservative?
46
posted on
06/29/2010 5:39:59 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: Salvation
Which side of God is Jesus seated on?
From the Nicene Creed or Apostles's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and Earth
And in Jesus Christ
His only Son, Our Lord
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit
Born of the Virgin Mary
Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Was crucified, died and was buried.
On the third day, he rose again
He ascended into Heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of God, the Father Almighty.
Despite this I am pretty darn sure God loves all his Children. Even lost, misguided, mentally deficient liberals. I won't swear to it, but I'm pretty doggone sure.
To: John 3_19-21
Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west...... Written 4000-5000 years ago and the only way this statement is true is if the writer knew the earth was round.
Sorry, I have a different take on that. Since the writer was referring to a great distance, the only way for the statement to be true would be if the writer thought that the earth was flat.
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posted on
06/29/2010 5:47:52 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: Salvation
If these weren’t mentioned here are my quotes:
1. Spare the rod; spoil the child.
(BTW, I’ve read that the “rod” in question was a shepherd’s crook, so you don’t hit the child with it, you guide him back to the right path with it.)
2. The last shall be first.
3. Let there be light.
4. Render unto Caesar... (what is Caesar’s, but render unto God what is God’s ).
5. Bring me his head on a plate.
To: MarkBsnr
It’s a good thing we have people like you here to make sure that the Church gets it right.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:10:26 PM PDT
by
BenKenobi
(I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
To: Old Sarge
one of the reasons i stay off these threads...
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:11:14 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Bob
funny thing about those eclipses. why don’t we see a square face?
52
posted on
06/29/2010 6:12:19 PM PDT
by
BenKenobi
(I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
To: MarkBsnr; BenKenobi
No wonder you guys have the trouble that you do with your doctrines, when you cannot keep simple timelines in order. BenKenobi is one of you guys, as best I've been able to tell.
To: Salvation
But Jesus says of them in Matthew 23:24 that they strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:30:12 PM PDT
by
credo 2
To: Salvation
One of them was new to me: “A drop in the bucket”. And I spend more time in Isaiah than any other book in the Bible. Funny thing is I was wondering about the origin of that saying yesterday. That probably means I need to spend some time in Isaiah 40.
One I had forgotten: “By the skin of our teeth” from Job. I recognized the passage but had forgotten all about it.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:31:24 PM PDT
by
gitmo
( The democRats drew first blood. It's our turn now.)
To: RegulatorCountry
Nope, I’m a Catholic.
This is supposed to be a fun thread.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:39:39 PM PDT
by
BenKenobi
(I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
To: Jaded
Oh, oh, oh. Pick me! Pick me! Latin. Umm, everybody knows that Gutenberg published the KJV in English that Jesus and the Apostles used to preach the Gospel throughout the Holy Land. If English was good enough for Jesus, it is certainly good enough for us...:)
Nope, you are correct. England was a third rate country with a fourth rate language at that point.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:43:06 PM PDT
by
MarkBsnr
( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
To: GOP_Lady
I liked them too. Thanks.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:45:54 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: BenKenobi
Its a good thing we have people like you here to make sure that the Church gets it right. I don't make sure that the Church gets it right. I speak as best I can to ensure that the Church's pronouncements to the people are understood correctly. For me to make sure that the Church gets it right would be for an ACORN janitor in Mason City, Iowa to ensure that Admiral McMullen gets the military strategy for the entire USofA correct in his capacity as Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:46:38 PM PDT
by
MarkBsnr
( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
To: MarkBsnr
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posted on
06/29/2010 6:47:02 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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