1 Corinthians 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Not good <FI>is<Fi> your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Your boasting [is] not good. Do ye not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Your reioycing is not good: knowe ye not that a litle leauen, leaueneth ye whole lumpe?”

1 Corinthians 5:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 5:6 in Context — 1 Corinthians 5

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

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.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 5:6 Mean?

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