1 Corinthians 5:7

New International Reader's Version

Get rid of the old yeast. Then you can be like a new batch of dough without yeast. That is what you really are. That’s because Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been offered up for us.

Cross References

Exodus 12:15

For seven days eat bread made without yeast. On the first day remove the yeast from your homes. For the next seven days, anyone who eats anything with yeast in it must be separated from Israel.

Matthew 13:33

Jesus told them still another story. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast,” he said. “A woman mixed it into 60 pounds of flour. The yeast worked its way all through the dough.”

Mark 14:12

It was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. That was the time to sacrifice the Passover lamb. Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?”

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look! The Lamb of God! He takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:36

He saw Jesus walking by. John said, “Look! The Lamb of God!”

John 19:14

It was about noon on Preparation Day in Passover Week. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

Romans 3:25

God gave Christ as a sacrifice to pay for sins through the spilling of his blood. So God forgives the sins of those who have faith. God did all this to prove that he does what is right. He is a God of mercy. So he did not punish for their sins the people who lived before Jesus lived.

1 Corinthians 10:17

Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all share the one loaf.

1 Corinthians 5:13

God will judge those outside. Scripture says, “Get rid of that evil person!” (Deuteronomy 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7)

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray.

Revelation 5:12

In a loud voice they were saying, “The Lamb, who was put to death, is worthy! He is worthy to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength! He is worthy to receive honor and glory and praise!”