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It is not God who has caused you to change what you believe. No! God is the one who has chosen you to serve him. People say this: ‘Only a small amount of yeast in the flour will cause a loaf of bread to grow big.’[a] 10 But I feel sure about you, because we belong to the Lord. I know that you will agree with what I say about this. But as for the man who is confusing you, God will punish him. It does not matter who he is, God will punish him.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:9 In the Bible, yeast is often a picture of something bad that causes more bad things to happen.

That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(A) “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(B) 10 I am confident(C) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(D) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(E) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.

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