from strength to strength

The now commonly-used English idiom “from strength to strength” (for describing something that is increasingly successful or improved) was first coined in 1560 in the Geneva Bible. (Source: Crystal 2010, p. 289)

For other idioms in English that were coined by Bible translation, see here.

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