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Category: Everyday expressions from the Bible

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‘By the Skin of my Teeth’

I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Job 19:20 The English idiom ‘escaped by the skin of one’s teeth’ is derived from this graphic expression in the book of Job. One of the main themes of the book is the problem of suffering. At the beginning of the book we find Job well…
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‘Turning the Other Cheek’

Whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39 Perhaps you, like many others, have little time for the Lord Jesus. Some deny He is the Son of God, saying He was deluded in many of His claims, especially when He said, ‘I am the way… no man cometh…
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