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Galatians 5:9

King James Version (KJV)

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Translations

Galatians 5:9 - Amplified Bible

A little leaven (a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers) leavens the whole lump [it perverts the whole conception of faith or misleads the whole church].

Galatians 5:9 - American Standard Version

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Galatians 5:9 - Bible in Basic English

A little leaven makes a change in all the mass.

Galatians 5:9 - Darby Bible

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

Galatians 5:9 - English Standard Version

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

Galatians 5:9 - King James Version

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Galatians 5:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa.

Galatians 5:9 - The Message

Galatians 5:9 - New American Standard Bible

A little leaven leavens the whole lump {of dough.}

Galatians 5:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa.

Galatians 5:9 - World English Bible

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

Galatians 5:9 - Young's Living Translation

a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;

Galatians 5:9 - Additional Comments

You cannot receive acceptance by faith mixed with obedience to the law. Once you try to bring in any form of obedience (e.g. circumcision - vs 2-3), you have "leavened" the whole lump, and can no longer receive acceptance without obedience to the whole law (vs 3).

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