1Cor 5:6-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 5:6-7: 5:6-7 Yeast was often a symbol of sin (cp. Matt 16:6 , 12 ; Mark 8:15 ; Luke 12:1 ; Gal 5:9 ). Jews ceremonially cleansed their homes of yeast before the annual Passover meal (Exod 12:19 ; 13:7 ). • Get rid of ... this wicked person: Sin, if unaddressed, could spread throughout the church, just as yeast spreads throughout a batch of dough .

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‏ 1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Summary for 1Cor 5:6-7: 5:6-7 ^a Yeast was often a symbol of sin (cp. Matt 16:6 ^b, 12 ^c; Mark 8:15 ^d; Luke 12:1 ^e; Gal 5:9 ^f). Jews ceremonially cleansed their homes of yeast before the annual Passover meal (Exod 12:19 ^g; 13:7 ^h).

• Get rid of ... this wicked person: Sin, if unaddressed, could spread throughout the church, just as yeast spreads throughout a batch of dough.
Summary for 1Cor 5:7-8: 5:7-8 ⁱ Paul draws an analogy between the traditional Jewish Passover celebration and the sacrifice of Christ. In the Passover celebration, a lamb was sacrificed and unleavened bread was eaten (see Exod 12:1-27 ^j; 13:3-7 ^k). The sacrifice of Christ, which occurred at Passover (Matt 26:2 ^l; cp. John 1:29 ^m; 1 Pet 1:19 ⁿ), results in the removal of sin for believers.