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O ye of little faith -- Matthew 6:30 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: O ye of little faithLocation: Matthew 6:30
Be sure your sin will find you out -- Numbers 32:23 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Be sure your sin will find you out
The last will be first, and the first will be last -- Luke 13:30 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The last will be first, and the first will be last
Teeth set on edge -- Jeremiah 31:29-30 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Teeth set on edgeLocation: Jeremiah 31:29-30
Forget the past -- Philippians 3:13 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Forget the pastLocation: Philippians 3:13
Offers an olive branch -- Genesis 8:11 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Offers an olive branchLocation: Genesis 8:11
Be ye doers and not hearers only -- James 1:22 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Be ye doers and not hearers onlyLocation: James 1:22
Let go and let God -- Proverbs 20:24 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Let go and let GodLocation: Proverbs 20:24
There is no God -- Psalm 14:1 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: There is no GodLocation: Psalm 14:1
Freely you have received, so freely give -- Matthew 10:8 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Freely you have received, so freely give
One day is as a thousand years -- 2 Peter 3:8 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: One day is as a thousand yearsLocation: 2 Peter 3:8
The blind leading the blind -- Luke 6:39 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The blind leading the blindLocation: Luke 6:39
Let not your left hand know what your right hand does -- Matthew 6:3 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Let not your left hand know what your right hand does
There is no peace for the wicked -- Isaiah 48:22 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: There is no peace for the wickedLocation: Isaiah 48:22
Gave up the ghost -- Genesis 25:8 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Gave up the ghostLocation: Genesis 25:8
Get behind me, Satan -- Luke 4:8 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Get behind me, SatanLocation: Luke 4:8
One reaps what one sows -- Galatians 6:7 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: One reaps what one sowsLocation: Galatians 6:7
A born-again Christian -- John 3:3 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A born-again ChristianLocation: John 3:3
Like mother, like daughter -- Ezekiel 16:44 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Like mother, like daughterLocation: Ezekiel 16:44 (TLB)
There is none righteous, no, not one -- Romans 3:9-10 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: There is none righteous, no, not one
Gird up your loins -- 1 Peter 1:13 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Gird up your loinsLocation: 1 Peter 1:13
The parting of the way -- Ezekiel 21:21 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The parting of the wayLocation: Ezekiel 21:21
The bottomless pit -- Revelation 20:1-2 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The bottomless pitLocation: Revelation 20:1-2
Live by the sword, die by the sword -- Matthew 26:52 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Live by the sword, die by the sword
There is nothing new under the sun -- Ecclesiastes 1:9 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: There is nothing new under the sun
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