Galatians 5:9

A litle leauen doeth leauen the whole lumpe.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

In Context

8It is not the perswasion of him that calleth you.

10I haue trust in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but hee that troubleth you, shall beare his condemnation, whosoeuer he be.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:6Then Iesus said vnto them, Take heede and beware of the leauen of the Pharises and Sadduces.

Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying, Take heede, and beware of the leauen of the Pharises, and of the leauen of Herod.

Luke 13:21It is like leauen, which a woman tooke, and hid in three peckes of floure, till all was leauened.

1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceiued: euill speakings corrupt good maners.

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 →

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