1 Corinthians 5:6

5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast ¹  affects ²  the whole batch of dough?

1 Corinthians 7:8

7:8 To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

[5:6]  ¹ sn In this passage (5:6-8) yeast represents the presence of evil within the church, specifically the immoral person described in 5:1-5 and mentioned again in 5:13.

[5:6]  ² tn Grk “a little yeast leavens.”