1 Corinthians 4:7 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) Who made you superior to others? Didn't God give you everything you have? Well, then, how can you boast, as if what you have were not a gift? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For who separates you from the others [as a faction leader]? [Who makes you superior and sets you apart from another, giving you the preeminence?] What have you that was not given to you? If then you received it [from someone], why do you boast as if you had not received [but had gained it by your own efforts]? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible Who says that you are better than anyone else? What do you have that you didn’t receive? And if you received it, then why are you bragging as if you didn’t receive it? Catholic Public Domain Version For what distinguishes you from another? And what do you have that you have not received? But if you have received it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it? |