5 Bible Verses about Leaven

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Mark 8:15

as he was then directing them diligently to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,

Matthew 13:33

Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Matthew 16:6

and Jesus said to them, have a care of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.

1 Corinthians 5:5-7

to deliver him up to satan, to suffer corporal punishment, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. Your levity is very indecent: don't you know that a little leaven infects the whole mass? purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, since you should be without leaven. for Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed for us.

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Feast of the passover » Leaven » Not to be in any of their quarters

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Punishment for eating

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Not to be in their houses during

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Nothing with, to be eaten

Leaven » Forbidden » Burnt offering » Meat offering

Leaven » Illustrative of » Doctrines of pharisees, &c

Matthew 16:12

then they perceived, he did not caution them against the leaven of bread, but against the Pharisaick and Sadducean doctrine.

Matthew 16:6

and Jesus said to them, have a care of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.

Leaven » Illustrative of » The rapid spread of the gospel

Matthew 13:33

Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Luke 13:21

it is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leaven'd.

Leaven » Used with thank offerings

Leaven » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors

1 Corinthians 5:6-7

Your levity is very indecent: don't you know that a little leaven infects the whole mass? purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, since you should be without leaven. for Christ our paschal lamb has been sacrificed for us.

Leaven » Illustrative of » Malice and wickedness

1 Corinthians 5:8

therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with unaffected sincerity and truth.

Leaven » Diffusive properties of

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your levity is very indecent: don't you know that a little leaven infects the whole mass?

Leaven » Illustrative of » False teachers

Galatians 5:8-9

this opinionativeness does not come from him that called you. a little leaven affects the whole mass.

Leaven » Forbidden » During the feast of passover

Leaven » First fruits of wheat offered with

Leaven » Forbidden » To be offered with blood

Leaven » Used in making bread

Parables » Parables of Christ » Leaven

Matthew 13:33

Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

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