Ever wonder where such common expressions as "rise and shine" or "go the extra mile" come from? Many of them are from the Bible. In the Book of Isaiah, it says "Arise, shine, for your light has come." In the Book of Matthew, it says, "If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." Hundreds of expressions in our common vocabulary are rooted in the Bible, so we are often quoting it without realizing it. John Peterson from Zondervan, the world�s leading Bible publisher:

"The Bible has had an enormous impact on the English language because it's an extremely important text to so many people. In the 16- and 17-hundreds, it was the one text that the general population shared, so phrases from the Bible were easily recognized and understood."

Some other common expressions from the Bible are "salt of the earth," "labor of love," and "seeing eye to eye." For more insights about Bibles and Bible translation, go to zondervan-dot-com. That�s z-o-n-d-e-r-v-a-n-dot-com.

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