1 Corinthians 5:7 — Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Corinthians 5:7 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Corinthians 5.7, 1 Corinthians 5v7, 1Co. 5:7. Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still unleavened. For Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.
7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still unleavened. For Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.
Notes and references
Paul is using the Passover celebration as an analogy. Leading up to the Passover meal was the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex 12:17-20), during which the Israelites were to remove all leaven from their homes to symbolize the removal of sin from their lives. Leaven (yeast) was often used as a symbol o…