1 Corinthians 5:7 “Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as…”

1 Corinthians 5:7

Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.

American Standard Version

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

Geneva Bible 1599

Purge out therefore the olde leauen, that ye may be a newe lumpe, as ye are vnleauened: for Christ our Passeouer is sacrificed for vs.

Darby Translation

Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For also our passover, Christ, has been sacrificed;

Young's Literal Translation

cleanse out, therefore, the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened, for also our passover for us was sacrificed — Christ,

Bible in Basic English

Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover.

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Cross references

“Purge”

Ephesians 4:22 Colossians 3:5–9 Exodus 12:15 1 Corinthians 5:13 Exodus 13:6 Exodus 13:7

Ephesians 4:22 · BSB

to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Colossians 3:5–9 · BSB

Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Exodus 12:15 · BSB

For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

1 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB

God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

Exodus 13:6 · BSB

For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

Exodus 13:7 · BSB

Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.

“ye may”

1 Corinthians 10:17

1 Corinthians 10:17 · BSB

Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

“Christ”

Isaiah 53:7–10 John 1:29 Acts 8:32–35 Revelation 5:12 John 19:14 John 1:36

Isaiah 53:7–10 · BSB

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

John 1:29 · BSB

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

Acts 8:32–35 · BSB

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Revelation 5:12 · BSB

In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

John 19:14 · BSB

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

John 1:36 · BSB

When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

Also

Mark 14:12

Mark 14:12 · BSB

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

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