Galatians 5:9
A litle leauen, doth leauen the whole lumpe of dowe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
In Context
8Not the perfection of hym that called you.
Cross References
Matthew 16:6Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Take heede and beware of the leuen of the Pharisees, and of the Saducees.
Mark 8:15And he charged the, saying: Take heede, beware of the leuen of the pharisees, and of the leuen of Herode.
Luke 13:21It is lyke leuen, which a woman toke, and hyd in three peckes of meale, tyll all was leuened.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 5:2-13
Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the… Read the whole commentary →