It Comes from the Bible

Modern English language has been shaped by English Bibles more than most people realize. Many people not reared in a religious setting are not aware of how many of the expressions they probably use regularly came from the first English Bibles, notably the King James Version, which continues to influence the language powerfully, through both the concepts of Judaism and Christianity and the phrases the English translators of the ancient texts used to render the Hebrew and Greek. "It Comes from the Bible" lists many of these expressions and shows how modern English speakers, whether they know it or not, are repeating the words of the inspired authors of the Bible.