1 Corinthians 5:8

Therfore let vs kepe holy daye not with olde leve nether with the leven of maliciousnes and wickednes: but with the swete breed of purenes and truth.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

In Context

7Pourge therfore the olde leven that ye maye be newe dowe as ye are swete breed. For Christ oure esterlambe is offered vp for vs.

9I wrote vnto you in a pistle that ye shuld not company with fornicatours.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:6Then Iesus sayd vnto them: Take hede and beware of the leve of the Pharises and of the Saduces.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 5:8-9

Exhortation to Christian Purity. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Here the apostle exhorts them to purity, by purging out the old leaven. In this observe, I. The advice itself, addressed either, 1. To the church in general; and so purging… Read the whole commentary →

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