1 Corinthians 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 5:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 5:8 — KJV
“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. the feast: or, holyday”
— 1 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 5:8 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 5:8
“And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:8: therefore, feast, leaven
“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:8: keep, feast, leaven
“The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:8: keep, feast, leaven
“And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:8: keep, feast, leaven
“And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:8: feast, leaven, unleavened
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