1 Corinthians 5:7 meaning and explanation

Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

1 Corinthians 5:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to the church in Corinth about a member living in a sexual relationship with his father's wife, and the congregation's pride instead of grief. In verse 7 he picks up the imagery of Passover, when Israel removed all leaven from its homes.

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