Course: Common Expressions and Idioms

Learn some common expressions that people use today that come from the Bible.

Course Content

Go the extra mile

Where does the expression come from? (Matt. 5:41)

When would I use it?

Fight the good fight

Where does the expression come from? (I Timothy 6:12)

When would I use it?

Rise and Shine

Where does the expression come from? (Isaiah 60:1)

When would I use it?

A fly in the ointment

Where does the expression come from? (Ecclesiastes 10:1)

When would I use it?

Forbidden Fruit (Gen. 1)

Where does the expression come from? (Gen. 1)

When would I use it?

The blind leading the blind

Where does the expression come from? (Matt. 15:13-14)

When would I use it?

Red in the morning, sailor's warning

Where does the expression come from? (Matt. 16:2-3)

When would I use it?