1 sn In this passage (5:6-8) yeast represents the presence of evil within the church, specifically the immoral person described in 5:1-5 and mentioned again in 5:13.
2 tn Grk “a little yeast leavens.”
3 tn Grk “the one who is weak…the brother for whom Christ died,” but see note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.
4 tn This may be an indirect middle, “destroys himself.”