Verse Comparison: Galatians 5:9
American Standard Version
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Amplified® Bible
A little leaven (a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers) leavens the whole lump [it perverts the whole conception of faith or misleads the whole church].
Contemporary English Version
A little yeast can change a whole batch of dough,
Darby English Version
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Good News Bible
"It takes only a little yeast to make the whole batch of dough rise," as they say.
International Standard Version
A little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough.
King James Version
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
New American Standard Bible
A little leaven leavens the whole lump {of dough.}
New International Version
"A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough."
New King James Version
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
Young's Literal Translation
a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;
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