Berean Standard Bible
“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?”
In 1 Corinthians 5 Paul confronts the church for tolerating a case of serious sexual immorality among them and for being proud of their tolerance. He uses an image from baking to explain why it matters.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
World English Bible (WEB)
Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?
King James Version (KJV)
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Not good is your glorying; have you not known that a little leaven the whole lump does leaven?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No es buena vuestra jactancia. ¿No sabéis que un poco de levadura leuda toda la masa?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Es terrible que se jacten. ¿No se dan cuenta de que un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa?
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