10 Bible Verses about Leaven

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Mark 8:15

And he charged them, saying, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod."

Matthew 13:33

Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees."

Exodus 12:19-20

Seven days see that there be no leavened bread found in your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shall be rooted out from the multitude of Israel: whether he be a stranger or born in the land. Therefore see that ye eat no leavened bread, but in all your habitations eat sweet bread."

Leviticus 2:11

"'All the meat offerings which ye shall bring unto the LORD shall be made without leaven. For ye shall neither burn leaven nor honey in any offering of the LORD.

Leviticus 7:13

and he shall bring his offering upon cakes made of leavened bread unto the thank offering of his peace offerings,

Leviticus 23:17

And ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves made of two tenth deals of fine flour, leavened and baken, for first fruits unto the LORD.

Numbers 15:20-21

Ye shall give a cake of the first of your dough unto a heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the barn, even so ye shall heave it. Of the first of your dough ye must give unto the LORD a heave offering, throughout your generations.

1 Corinthians 5:5-7

to deliver him unto Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your rejoicing is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough? Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

From Thematic Bible


Feast of the passover » Leaven » Not to be in any of their quarters

Exodus 13:7

Therefore thou shalt eat sweet bread seven days, and see that there be no leavened bread seen nor yet leaven among you in all your quarters.

Deuteronomy 16:4

And see that there be no leavened bread seen in all thy coasts seven days long, and that there remain nothing of the flesh which thou hast offered the first day at evening, until the morning.

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Punishment for eating

Exodus 12:15

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel.

Exodus 12:19

Seven days see that there be no leavened bread found in your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shall be rooted out from the multitude of Israel: whether he be a stranger or born in the land.

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Not to be in their houses during

Exodus 12:19

Seven days see that there be no leavened bread found in your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shall be rooted out from the multitude of Israel: whether he be a stranger or born in the land.

Feast of the passover » Leaven » Nothing with, to be eaten

Exodus 12:20

Therefore see that ye eat no leavened bread, but in all your habitations eat sweet bread."

Leaven » Forbidden » Burnt offering » Meat offering

Leviticus 10:12

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and Ithamar his sons that were left, "Take the meat offering that remaineth of the sacrifices of the LORD, and eat it without leaven beside the altar, for it is most holy:

Leviticus 2:11

"'All the meat offerings which ye shall bring unto the LORD shall be made without leaven. For ye shall neither burn leaven nor honey in any offering of the LORD.

Leaven » Illustrative of » Doctrines of pharisees, &c

Matthew 16:12

Then understood they, how that he bade not them beware of the leaven of bread: but of the doctrine of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.

Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees."

Leaven » Illustrative of » The rapid spread of the gospel

Matthew 13:33

Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

Luke 13:21

It is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three bushels of flour, till all was through-leavened."

Leaven » Used with thank offerings

Leviticus 7:13

and he shall bring his offering upon cakes made of leavened bread unto the thank offering of his peace offerings,

Amos 4:5

Ye made a thank offering of leaven, ye promised free will offerings, and proclaimed them. Such lust had ye, O ye children of Israel,' sayeth the LORD God.

Leaven » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors

1 Corinthians 5:6-7

Your rejoicing is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough? Purge therefore the old leaven, that ye may be new dough, as ye are sweet bread. For Christ our Easter lamb is offered up for us.

Leaven » Illustrative of » Malice and wickedness

1 Corinthians 5:8

Therefore let us keep holiday, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wickedness - but with the sweet bread of pureness and truth.

Leaven » Diffusive properties of

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your rejoicing is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough?

Leaven » Illustrative of » False teachers

Galatians 5:8-9

Even that counsel that is not of him that called you. A little leaven doth leaven the whole lump of dough.

Leaven » Forbidden » During the feast of passover

Exodus 12:15-20

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread, so that even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be plucked out from Israel. "The first day shall be a holy feast unto you, and the seventh also. There shall be no manner of work done in them, save about that only which every man must eat: that only may ye do. And see that ye keep you to unleavened bread. For upon that same day I will bring your armies out of the land of Egypt, therefore ye shall observe this day and all your children after you, that it be a custom forever. read more.
The first month and the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat sweet bread unto the twenty-first day of the month at even again. Seven days see that there be no leavened bread found in your houses. For whosoever eateth leavened bread, that soul shall be rooted out from the multitude of Israel: whether he be a stranger or born in the land. Therefore see that ye eat no leavened bread, but in all your habitations eat sweet bread."

Leaven » First fruits of wheat offered with

Leviticus 23:17

And ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves made of two tenth deals of fine flour, leavened and baken, for first fruits unto the LORD.

Leaven » Forbidden » To be offered with blood

Exodus 34:25

"Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread: neither shall ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passover, be left unto the morning.

Leaven » Used in making bread

Hosea 7:4

All these burn in adultery, as it were an oven that the baker heateth when he hath left kneading, till the dough be leavened.

Parables » Parables of Christ » Leaven

Matthew 13:33

Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

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