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7Purge 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:
1 Corinthians 5:7 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 7-8)Here the apostle exhorts them to purity, by purging out the old leaven. In this observe, I. The advice itself, addressed either, 1. To the church in general; and so purging out the old leaven, that they might be a new lump, refers to the putting away from themselves that wicked person , 1 Cor. 5:13. Note, Christian churches should be pure and holy, and not bear such corrupt and scandalous members....
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