Bible Quiz
Bible Sayings That Became Clichés
Though
not
always
aware
of
it,
people
frequently
use
sayings
found
in
the
Bible.
This
is
not
surprising
since
the
Bible
has
had
great
influence
on
the
thinking
and
behavior
of
people
for
thousands
of
years.
These
phrases
are
used
so
often
that
they
have
become
accepted
as
ordinary
and
unoriginal.
In
a
word,
they
have
become
clichés.
After
so
many
years
of
overuse,
in
some
cases
their
original
meanings
are
lost.
This
is
probably
the
case
with
many
of
the
Bible
phrases
people
use
today
without
even
knowing
their
original
meanings.
See
how
many
of
the
following
Biblical
phrases,
probably
some
that
you
have
used,
you
can
identify.
Also,
try
to
determine
the
original
meaning
of
the
phrase.
Scripture
References
(NASB
unless
otherwise
indicated)
(in
random
order):
Gen.
3:6,
17-19
(ISV);
I
Sam.
13:5-14;
cf.
10:8
;
Isa.
40:9-17;
Lk.
23:44-46
(KJV);
cf.
Mk.
15:25
;
Dan.
5:1-5;
Matt.
21:12-16
(KJV);
cf.
Psa.
8:2
;
II
Cor.
12:2-10;
Matt. 16:1-4; cf. Lk. 12:54-56
; Matt. 12:22-26;
Job 19:13-21; cf. 2:7
1.
In
Job’s
description
of
his
emotional
and
physical
condition
after
Satan
had
afflicted
him
with
________,
so
terrible
was
his
state
that
he
claims
to
have narrowly escaped death only with “the _______ of his ________.”
2.
When
Jesus
healed
a
demon-possessed,
blind,
and
mute
man,
He
was
accused
by
the
Pharisees
of
casting
out
the
demon
by
Satan’s
power,
but
He
responded
to
this
ridiculous
claim
by
saying
that
“any
city
or
_________
divided against itself will not ______.”
3.
Because
King
Saul
had
disobeyed
God’s
command
to
wait
for
seven
days
for
Samuel
to
arrive
and
offer
a
burnt
offering
,
his
kingdom
was
not
to
endure,
for
the
Lord
had
sought
out
for
Himself
“a
______
after
His
own
_______,” who was later revealed to the Bible student to be ________.
4.
After
hanging
on
the
cross
for
six
hours,
Jesus
cried
out
saying,
“Father,
into
your
hands
I
commit
my
_______,”
and
having
said
this,
He
_______
up
the ________.”
5.
In
a
description
of
God’s
greatness,
Isaiah
compares
Him
to
the
nations,
who
are
as
“a
_______
of
a
__________,”
insignificant,
and
adding
nothing
to His perfection and all-sufficiency.
6.
Jesus
rebuked
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
for
being
able
to
recognize
the
weather
signs
which
would
indicate
fair
weather
or
foul
but
were
unable
to
“discern
the
_______
of
the
_______,”
specifically
when
Jesus
was
performing
miracles
which
should
have
led
observers
to
make
the
connection
between Him and the __________ who was to come.
7.
Shortly
before
the
Babylonian
kingdom
was
overtaken
by
the
Persian
king,
Cyrus,
Belshazzar,
as
he
and
his
nobles
were
drinking
from
the
golden
vessels
taken
from
the
temple
in
Jerusalem,
was
given
a
message
from
God
by
the
fingers
of
a
man’s
______
_______
in
the
plaster
of
a
____
in
the
king’s
palace.
8.
Because
of
the
surpassing
greatness
of
the
revelations
he
had
received
from
God,
Paul
was
given
a
“_______
in
the
______,
a
messenger
of
_________,” to keep him from exalting himself.
9.
Because
he
sinned
in
eating
of
the
tree
of
knowledge
of
good
and
evil,
Adam
was
punished
by
having
to
eat
of
a
cursed
_________containing
thorns
and thistles and having to work by the _______ of his _____.
10.
After
Jesus
cleansed
the
temple
a
second
time,
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
were
indignant
because
the
people
were
shouting
out
praise
of
Him,
but
He
quoted
the
psalmist
_________
in
response:
“Out
of
the
________
of
______
and
sucklings
Thou
hast
perfected
praise,”
thus
applying
the
scripture to Himself.
Bible Quiz
Bible Sayings That Became Clichés
Though
not
always
aware
of
it,
people
frequently
use
sayings
found
in
the
Bible.
This
is
not
surprising
since
the
Bible
has
had
great
influence
on
the
thinking
and
behavior
of
people
for
thousands
of
years.
These
phrases
are
used
so
often
that
they
have
become
accepted
as
ordinary
and
unoriginal.
In
a
word,
they
have
become
clichés.
After
so
many
years
of
overuse,
in
some
cases
their
original
meanings
are
lost.
This
is
probably
the
case
with
many
of
the
Bible
phrases
people
use
today
without
even
knowing their original meanings.
See
how
many
of
the
following
Biblical
phrases,
probably
some
that
you
have
used,
you
can
identify.
Also,
try
to
determine
the
original
meaning of the phrase.
Scripture
References
(NASB
unless
otherwise
indicated)
(in
random
order):
Gen.
3:6,
17-19
(ISV);
I
Sam.
13:5-14;
cf.
10:8
;
Isa.
40:9-17;
Lk.
23:44-46
(KJV);
cf.
Mk.
15:25
;
Dan.
5:1-5;
Matt.
21:12-16
(KJV);
cf.
Psa.
8:2
;
II
Cor.
12:2-10;
Matt.
16:1-4;
cf.
Lk.
12:54-56
; Matt. 12:22-26;
Job 19:13-21; cf. 2:7
1.
In
Job’s
description
of
his
emotional
and
physical
condition
after
Satan
had
afflicted
him
with
________,
so
terrible
was
his
state
that
he
claims
to
have
narrowly
escaped
death
only
with
“the
_______ of his ________.”
2.
When
Jesus
healed
a
demon-possessed,
blind,
and
mute
man,
He
was
accused
by
the
Pharisees
of
casting
out
the
demon
by
Satan’s
power,
but
He
responded
to
this
ridiculous
claim
by
saying
that
“any
city
or
_________
divided
against
itself
will
not
______.”
3.
Because
King
Saul
had
disobeyed
God’s
command
to
wait
for
seven
days
for
Samuel
to
arrive
and
offer
a
burnt
offering
,
his
kingdom
was
not
to
endure,
for
the
Lord
had
sought
out
for
Himself
“a
______
after
His
own
_______,”
who
was
later
revealed to the Bible student to be ________.
4.
After
hanging
on
the
cross
for
six
hours,
Jesus
cried
out
saying,
“Father,
into
your
hands
I
commit
my
_______,”
and
having
said this, He _______ up the ________.”
5.
In
a
description
of
God’s
greatness,
Isaiah
compares
Him
to
the
nations,
who
are
as
“a
_______
of
a
__________,”
insignificant,
and
adding
nothing
to
His
perfection
and
all-
sufficiency.
6.
Jesus
rebuked
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
for
being
able
to
recognize
the
weather
signs
which
would
indicate
fair
weather
or
foul
but
were
unable
to
“discern
the
_______
of
the
_______,”
specifically
when
Jesus
was
performing
miracles
which
should
have
led
observers
to
make
the
connection
between
Him
and the __________ who was to come.
7.
Shortly
before
the
Babylonian
kingdom
was
overtaken
by
the
Persian
king,
Cyrus,
Belshazzar,
as
he
and
his
nobles
were
drinking
from
the
golden
vessels
taken
from
the
temple
in
Jerusalem,
was
given
a
message
from
God
by
the
fingers
of
a
man’s
______
_______ in the plaster of a ____ in the king’s palace.
8.
Because
of
the
surpassing
greatness
of
the
revelations
he
had
received
from
God,
Paul
was
given
a
“_______
in
the
______,
a messenger of _________,” to keep him from exalting himself.
9.
Because
he
sinned
in
eating
of
the
tree
of
knowledge
of
good
and
evil,
Adam
was
punished
by
having
to
eat
of
a
cursed
_________containing
thorns
and
thistles
and
having
to
work
by
the _______ of his _____.
10.
After
Jesus
cleansed
the
temple
a
second
time,
the
chief
priests
and
scribes
were
indignant
because
the
people
were
shouting
out
praise
of
Him,
but
He
quoted
the
psalmist
_________
in
response:
“Out
of
the
________
of
______
and
sucklings
Thou
hast
perfected
praise,”
thus
applying
the
scripture
to Himself.
