Galatians 5:9

I have confidence in you through the Lord,.... Though the apostle had said many things which carried in them the appearance of roughness and severity, yet he still entertained hopes of them that they…

A little leaven ... - This is evidently a proverbial expression; see it explained in the notes at 1Co 5:6. Its meaning here is, that the embracing of the errors which they had adopted was to be traced…

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump - A proverbial expression, see Co1 5:6, very aptly applied to those who receive the smallest tincture of false doctrine, relative to the things essential to…

In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law. He had been arguing…

Leaven is that small portion of fermented dough which is introduced into the fresh lump of dough, and communicates lightness to the whole mass. It is employed figuratively in Scripture to denote the…