1 Corinthians 5:8-10
World English Bible
8 Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; 10 yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortionists, or with idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world.
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1 Corinthians 5:8-10
New International Version
8 Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread(A) of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate(B) with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world(C) who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
1 Corinthians 5:8-10
New King James Version
8 Therefore (A)let us keep the feast, (B)not with old leaven, nor (C)with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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9 I wrote to you in my epistle (D)not to [a]keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go (E)out of the world.
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1 Corinthians 5:8-10
English Standard Version
8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, (A)not with the old leaven, (B)the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter (C)not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 (D)not at all meaning (E)the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, (F)since then you would need to go out of the world.
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1 Corinthians 5:8-10
King James Version
8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
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