The Bible’s Impact on Language

Many common phrases in American English have their roots in the Bible. Tell which book of the Bible each quote or allusion comes from:

1. All things to all people
2. Cast the first stone
3. Doubting Thomas
4. Eat, drink, and be merry
5. Forbidden fruit
6. Man after his own heart
7. Salt of the earth
8. Woe is me
9. Writing on the wall
10. The least of these
11. My brother's keeper
12. Many are called, but few are chosen
13. Just the hem of the garment
14. Escaped by the skin of my teeth