In the “Star Trek” science fiction series,
the Vulcan greeting is sometimes heard
from Mr Spock or Ambassador Sarek:
“Live long and prosper.”
Old phrases from the Old Testament of the Bible:
“Sour grapes” - Ezek 182
“The writing’s on the wall” - Dan 525
"She is “the salt of the earth” - Mt 513
“To go the extra mile” - Mt 541
“Not letting his left hand know
what his right hand is doing” - Mt 63
“On the straight and narrow” - Mt 714
“Fallen by the wayside” - Mt 134
“The blind leading the blind” - Mt 1514
“Good Samaritan”
“Seeing is believing” - Jn 2025
Doubting Thomas;
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Let us pray:
Lord, inspire us
in every moment before we speak,
so that our words to others today
may all be positive.
Amen.
- someone who doesn’t
“pass by on the other side” - Lk 1031
Other biblical passages used in ordinary
speech, include:
“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” - Ex 2123
“Tablets of stone” - Ex 34
“Scapegoat” - Lev 1616
“To spy out the land” - Num 1316
“The apple of his eye” - Deut 3210
“Someone after his own heart” - 1 Sam 1314
“How the mighty are fallen!” - 2 Sam 127
“Escaped by the skin of their teeth” - Job 1920
“Pride goes before a fall” - Prov 1618
“Don’t know what tomorrow may bring”- Prov 271
“Put your own house in order” - Is 381
“No peace for the wicked” - Is 4822
“Holier-than-thou” - Is 655
“He is found wanting” - Dan 527
“Don’t cast your pearls before swine” - Mt 76
“O ye of little faith” - Mt 826
“Fallen on stony ground” - Mt 135
“Walking on water” - Mt 1425
“The first will be last;
the last will be first” - Mt 1930
“A worker is worthy of his hire” - Mk 107
“The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak” - Mk 1438
“Physician, heal thyself - Lk 423
We have our “cross to bear/carry” - Lk 923
“Once you’ve put your hand to the plough...
there’s no turning back - cf Lk 962
“Kept the good wine until last” - Jn 210
“A law unto themselves” - Rom 214
“The love of money is the root of all evil” - 1 Tim 610
“I have fought the good fight” - 2 Tim 47
“He’s got the patience of Job” - James 511
“Streets paved with gold” - Rev 211
& Oh the w
ord of my Lord
