1 Corinthians 5:7

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
KJV
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
WEB
Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.
ASV
Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, [even] Christ:
DARBY
Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For also our passover, Christ, has been sacrificed;
BLB
Cleanse out the old leaven, so that you⁺ may be a new lump, as you⁺ are, unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed,
ÅB
Rens derfor ut den gamle surdeig, så dere kan være ny deig, slik som dere er usyrede! for vårt påskelam er jo slaktet: Kristus.
OTB
Fjern den gamle surdeigen, slik at dere kan være en ny deig, akkurat som dere faktisk er usyret. For Kristus, vårt påskelam, er også blitt ofret.
B1930
Rens derfor ut den gamle surdeig, så I kan være ny deig, likesom I er usyrede! for vårt påskelam er jo slaktet: Kristus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:19–20

    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

    Read in context
  • Ephesians 4:22

    That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

    Read in context
  • Colossians 3:5–9

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

    Read in context
  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

    Read in context
  • Exodus 12:15

    Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

    Read in context
  • Acts 8:32–35

    The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

    Read in context
  • Exodus 13:6–7

    Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.

    Read in context
  • Exodus 12:5–6

    Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

    Read in context