What does the Bible say about yeast?

15 verses about yeast, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about yeast

1. Matthew 13:33 — Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 10 votes
2. Exodus 12:15 — Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; 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 cut off from Israel. 9 votes
3. Matthew 16:6 — Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 9 votes
4. Leviticus 2:11 — No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire. 8 votes
5. 1 Corinthians 5:6 — Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 8 votes
6. Galatians 5:9 — A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 8 votes
7. Luke 12:1 — In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 7 votes
8. Mark 8:15 — And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 6 votes
9. Luke 13:20 — And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 5 votes
10. Exodus 12:19 — Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 3 votes
11. Exodus 13:7 — Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 3 votes
12. Luke 13:21 — It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 3 votes
13. Leviticus 6:17 — It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 2 votes
14. Amos 4:5 — And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 2 votes
15. 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: 2 votes

Where these verses are

Exodus (3), Luke (3), Leviticus (2), Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (2), Amos (1), Mark (1), Galatians (1)

Related topics

• Unleavened Bread
• Passover

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.