1 Corinthians 5:7
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
Study Note
Study Note
The declaration 'Christ our passover is sacrificed for us' is the New Testament's most direct identification of Jesus with the Passover lamb, giving the church's entire redemptive theology its Exodus shape. Paul draws the implication that since the Passover lamb has been slain, the community must now 'purge out the old leaven' — removing the boasting sinner from their midst — because leaven for seven days followed the Passover slaughter in Leviticus 23. The metaphor blends two festival images (Passover and Unleavened Bread) in a way that treats the entire Christian life as a continuing festival of liberation. John 1:29, 36 ('Behold the Lamb of God') and Revelation 5:6 (the slain Lamb) extend the same Passover typology across the entire New Testament.
Other Translations
Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:
cleanse out, therefore, the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened, for also our passover for us was sacrificed--Christ,
Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover.
Cross References
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And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!