Exodus 12:15

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

Cross-reference

Exodus 12:19 restates the command to remove leaven for seven days and the penalty of being cut off, closely paralleling the main verse.

Exodus 12:20 again forbids eating leavened bread and commands eating unleavened bread in all dwellings, repeating the command.

Exodus 12:8 Parallel

Exodus 12:8 specifies eating unleavened bread during the Passover meal, which begins the seven-day observance commanded here.

In Exodus 12:18, the same command specifies the exact days for eating unleavened bread — directly reinforces the timing.

Exodus 13:6 Parallel

Exodus 13:6 repeats the same seven-day unleavened bread command, reinforcing this statute.

Exodus 13:7-10 expands on this command, adding the purpose and memorial significance of eating unleavened bread.

Exodus 23:15 reiterates the Feast of Unleavened Bread command, confirming the same seven-day statute.

Exodus 34:18 repeats the Feast of Unleavened Bread command, reinforcing the same instruction.

Exodus 13:3 Parallel

In Exodus 13:3, Moses repeats the prohibition of leavened bread as part of remembering the exodus — consistent application.

In Exodus 23:18, leaven is again forbidden, this time in connection with offering sacrifices — expands the prohibition to worship contexts.

Exodus 34:25 prohibits leaven with the Passover sacrifice, complementing the leaven removal during the feast.

In Leviticus 17:10, eating blood leads to being 'cut off from among his people' — same divine punishment for specific sin.

Deuteronomy 16:8 specifies a solemn assembly on the seventh day with no work, adding detail to the seven-day unleavened bread period.

Deuteronomy 16:3 adds that the unleavened bread is 'bread of affliction' to memorialize the haste of the Exodus, giving deeper meaning to the command.

Numbers 28:17 repeats the command to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the feast, reinforcing the same regulation.

In Numbers 9:13, neglecting the Passover also brings being 'cut off from his people' — same consequence for failing to observe the feast.

Leviticus 23:5-8 gives the full liturgical calendar for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, including holy convocations.

In Leviticus 17:14, eating blood results in being 'cut off' — identical penalty for blood consumption.

1 Corinthians 5:7 directly applies the removal of leaven to purging sin, identifying Christ as our Passover sacrifice.

1 Corinthians 5:8 urges celebrating with sincerity and truth — the unleavened bread of a pure life, building on the Exodus imagery.

Acts 20:6 Historical context

Acts 20:6 notes Paul's travel after the Days of Unleavened Bread, showing the feast's continued observance in the early church.

Ezra 6:22 Historical context

Ezra 6:22 records the post-exilic celebration of Unleavened Bread with joy, directly fulfilling the command to keep this feast.

2 Chronicles 35:17 Historical context

2 Chronicles 35:17 describes Josiah's Passover with seven days of Unleavened Bread, fulfilling the instruction.

2 Chronicles 30:21 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:21 records Hezekiah's feast with seven days of Unleavened Bread, showing the command observed.

Deuteronomy 16:4 commands no leaven for seven days, repeating the same Passover regulation.

Leviticus 23:6 restates the Feast of Unleavened Bread with seven days of unleavened bread, directly echoing the command.

In Matthew 16:6, Jesus uses 'leaven' as a metaphor for false teaching — the same substance Israel was commanded to remove physically.

Acts 12:3 Historical context

Acts 12:3 notes Peter's arrest occurred during 'the days of Unleavened Bread,' providing historical timing for the feast mentioned in the main verse.