yeast
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33He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
15For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day there shall be no leaven in your houses. Whoever will consume anything leavened, from the first day, even until the seventh day, that soul shall perish from Israel.
6And he said to them, “Consider and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
11Every oblation that is offered to the Lord shall be made without leaven; neither shall any leaven or honey be burned with the sacrifice to the Lord.
6It is not good for you to glory. Do you not know that a little leaven corrupts the entire mass? 7Purge the old leaven, so that you may become the new bread, for you are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover, has now been immolated. 8And so, let us feast, not with the old leaven, not with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9A little leaven corrupts the whole mass.
1Then, as great crowds were standing so close that they were stepping on one another, he began to say to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
15And he instructed them, saying: “Consider and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.”
20And again, he said: “To what figure shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
7You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days. There shall not be seen anything leavened with you, nor in all your parts.
21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
19For seven days, there shall not be found leaven in your houses. Whoever will eat leaven, his soul will perish from the assembly of Israel, as much with the newcomers as with the natives of the land. 20You shall not consume any leaven. In all your dwelling places, you shall eat unleavened bread.”
7Purge the old leaven, so that you may become the new bread, for you are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover, has now been immolated.
17Yet for this reason, it shall not be leavened, because part of it is offered as an incense of the Lord. The Holy of holies shall it be, just as what is offered on behalf of sin and of transgression.
5And offer a sacrifice of praise with leaven. And call for voluntary oblations, and announce it. For such is your will, sons of Israel, says the Lord God.
19For seven days, there shall not be found leaven in your houses. Whoever will eat leaven, his soul will perish from the assembly of Israel, as much with the newcomers as with the natives of the land.