'Little' in the Bible

My little children, for whom I am again in [the pains of] labor until Christ is [completely and permanently] formed within you—

A little leaven [a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers] leavens the whole batch [it perverts the concept of faith and misleads the church].

For every person will have to bear [with patience] his own burden [of faults and shortcomings for which he alone is responsible].