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Berean Standard Bible

“For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”

1 Corinthians 4:7

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Study note

Some Corinthians were boasting about their favorite leaders and their own spiritual gifts, treating them as personal achievements. Paul has been reminding them that he and Apollos are only servants and stewards of what God has entrusted.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

World English Bible (WEB)

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?

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for who does make you to differ? and what have you, that you did not receive? and if you did also receive, why do you glory as not having received?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque ¿quién te distingue? ¿ó qué tienes que no hayas recibido? Y si lo recibiste, ¿de qué te glorías como si no hubieras recibido?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Qué los hace más importantes que los demás? ¿Qué tienes que Dios no te haya dado? Y si cuanto tienes te lo ha dado Dios, ¿por qué te las das de grande, como si hubieras logrado algo por esfuerzo propio?

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