1 Corinthians 4:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:7 — 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? maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee”
— 1 Corinthians 4:7 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:7 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 4:7
“Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:7: maketh, hast, now
“For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:7: didst, receive, now
“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:7: another, receive, glory
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:7: hast, receive, now
“And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:7: hast, didst, why
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