Galatians 5:9

A little leaven, leaveneth, the whole lump.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

In Context

8The persuasion, [is] not of him that calleth you:—

10I, am persuaded regarding you, in the Lord—that, for nothing else, ye will have any regard; but, he that is troubling you, shall bear the sentence,—whosoever he may be.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:6And, Jesus, said unto them—Mind! and beware, of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Mark 8:15And he began charging them, saying—Mind! beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod!

Luke 13:21It is, like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until, the whole, was leavened.

1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceiving yourselves,—evil communications corrupt gentle manners:—

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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