Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Holman Bible
A little yeast leavens the whole lump of dough.
International Standard Version
A little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough.
A Conservative Version
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
American Standard Version
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Amplified
A little
An Understandable Version
A little bit of yeast permeates the whole batch of dough [i.e., a few people can influence everyone else to do the wrong thing in this matter].
Anderson New Testament
A little leaven leavens the whole mass.
Bible in Basic English
A little leaven makes a change in all the mass.
Common New Testament
A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
Daniel Mace New Testament
a little leaven affects the whole mass.
Darby Translation
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Godbey New Testament
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Goodspeed New Testament
A little yeast will make all the dough rise.
John Wesley New Testament
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Julia Smith Translation
A little leaven leavens the whole mixture.
King James 2000
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.
Modern King James verseion
A little leaven leavens all the lump.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A little leaven doth leaven the whole lump of dough.
Moffatt New Testament
(A morsel of dough will leaven the whole lump.)
Montgomery New Testament
A little leaven is leavening the whole lump.
NET Bible
A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!
New Heart English Bible
A little yeast grows through the whole lump.
Noyes New Testament
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Sawyer New Testament
A little leaven leavens the whole mass.
The Emphasized Bible
A little leaven, leaveneth, the whole lump.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
A little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.
Twentieth Century New Testament
A little leaven leavens all the dough.
Webster
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Weymouth New Testament
A little yeast corrupts the whole of the dough.
Williams New Testament
A little yeast will transform the whole dough.
World English Bible
A little yeast grows through the whole lump.
Worrell New Testament
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Worsley New Testament
I have confidence in you however through the Lord,
Themes
Evil » Influence » Evil influence of unfaithful Christians
Influence » Evil influence of unfaithful Christians
Leaven » Illustrative of » False teachers
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Galatians 5:9
Images Galatians 5:9
Prayers for Galatians 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Live In Freedom And Love One Another
8 the obedience is not of him who is calling you! 9 a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven; 10 I have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded; and he who is troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;
Matthew 16:6-12
and Jesus said to them, 'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'
Matthew 23:33
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
Mark 8:15
and he was charging them, saying, 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,'
Luke 12:1
At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'
1 Corinthians 5:6-7
Not good is your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?
2 Timothy 2:17
and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,