Common Expressions in the Bible
NT
A Voice in the Wilderness – Matthew 3:1-9
A Baptism of Fire – Matthew 3:4-12
Going the Extra Mile – Matthew 5:38-48
The Spirit is Willing But the Flesh is Weak – Matthew 26:36-46
The Word Legion Which Means Many – Mark 5:5-20
To Count the Cost – Luke 14:25-34
To Turn the World Upside Down – Acts 17:1-9
A Stumbling Block – 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – Matthew 7: 13-29
Casting Pearls before Swines – Matthew 7:1-11
To Separate the Sheep from the Goats – Matthew 25:31-46
The Prodigal Son – Luke 15:11-32
The Scales Falling from Ones Eyes – Acts 9:1-19
Do Not Suffer Fools Gladly – 2 Corinthians 11:16-21
A Thorn in the Flesh – 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
To Fall from Grace – Galatians 5:1-6
The Gospel Truth – Colossians 1:3-14
Labour of Love – 1 Thessalonians 1:3
A Double-Edged Sword – Hebrews 4:6-13
To Turn the Other Cheek – Matthew 5:38-42
To Fall on Stony Ground – Mark 4:1-19
Kicking Against the Goads – Acts 9:1-22
The White Knight – Revelation 6:1-8
Sting in the Tail – Revelation 9:1-12
OT
The Forbidden Fruit – Genesis 3
To Hold Out An Olive Branch – Genesis 8
To Sell Ones Birth Right for a Mess of Pottage – Genesis 25:19-34
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? – Genesis 4:1-15
The Land Flowing With Milk And Honey – Exodus 3:7-22
To Make Bricks without Straw – Exodus 5-6:1
Written in Stone – Exodus 34:1-9; 29-35
A Golden Calf – Exodus 32:15-35
The Warp and the Woof – Leviticus 13:47-59
A Scapegoat – Leviticus 16:3-10
An Eye for an Eye – Exodus 21:22-25; Matthew 5:38-42
The Apple of One’s Eye – Deuteronomy 32:1-12
Is Saul Among the Prophets? – 1 Samuel 9:27-10:27
The Judgment of Solomon – 1 Kings 3:16-28
Beyond a Shadow of Doubt – 2 Kings 20:1-11
Repent in Dust and Ashes – Job 42:1-17
To Number Your Days – Psalm 90:1-17
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child – Proverbs 13:24-25
A Fly in the Ointment – Ecclesiastes 10:1-3
Holier Than Thou – Isaiah 65:1-7