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Galatians 5:9 KJV
Galatians · chapter 5 · verse 9
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.Galatians 5:9 · King James Version
Galatians 5:9 in context
7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
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Key words (Strong's)
- leavenethzymoōto leaven, to mix leaven with dough so as to make it fermentG2220 →
- littlemikrossmall, little, of size hence of stature, of length, of space, of age less by birth…G3398 →
- leavenzymēleaven, metaph. of inveterate mental and moral corruption, viewed in its tendency to…G2219 →
- wholeholosall, whole, completelyG3650 →
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In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12