Galatians 5:9

9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”

Galatians 5:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
ESV
9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
NLT
9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!
MSG
9 And please don't toss this off as insignificant. It only takes a minute amount of yeast, you know, to permeate an entire loaf of bread.
CSB
9 A little yeast leavens the whole lump of dough.

Galatians 5:9 In-Context

7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.
11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 5:6
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