Modern usage of «to cut to the quick» is usually in references to causing a deep emotional hurt, such as he was cut to the quick by her sharp comments. (bookbrowse.com)
It is also pointed out that the term translated «person» meant in the Greek world a mask and not, as in modern usage, a centre of self - consciousness. (religion-online.org)
That richness, combined with modern usage — whether legal or otherwise — also creates confusion. (deferolaw.com)