“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”
Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? — the shift to Passover imagery: yeast (zymē) corrupts dough (phyrama). The Corinthians 'boast' (kauchasthai) in their tolerance or wisdom; Paul warns this pride is misplaced. One person's unchecked sin (like yeast) permeates the whole community. Discipline is not about the individual alone but the church's sanctity.
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