1st Corinthians

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1st Corinthians Chapter 4 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 4:7

For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
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BBE 1stCorinthians 4:7

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?
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DARBY 1stCorinthians 4:7

For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?
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KJV 1stCorinthians 4:7

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
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WBT 1stCorinthians 4:7

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WEB 1stCorinthians 4:7

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
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YLT 1stCorinthians 4:7

for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Who maketh thee to differ? literally, Who distinguisheth thee? He means that this glorification and depreciation of rival views and rival teachers sprang from unwarrantable arrogance. It involved a claim to superiority, and a right to sit in judgment, which they did not possess. That thou didst not receive? Even supposing that you have some special gift, it is a gift, not a merit, and therefore it is a boon for which to be thankful, not a pre-eminence of which to boast. "Satan, I know thy power, and thou know'st mine,Neither our own, but given. What folly, then,To try what arms can do!"(Milton, 'Paradise Lost.')

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) For . . .--This is the explanation of why such "puffing up" is absurd. Even if one possess some gift or power, he has not attained it by his own excellence or power; it is the free gift of God.