4:7a For who makes you so superior?

For has anyone made you better than anyone else?
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⌊None of you should say that,⌋ since no one made you more important than any other ⌊believer⌋.
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⌊None of you should judge/criticize your teachers/leaders,⌋ for no one has given you a higher status ⌊than other believers⌋.

4:7b What do you have that you did not receive?

Do you have anything that you did not receive ⌊as a gift from God⌋ ? ⌊Nothing.⌋
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You do not have anything except what ⌊God⌋ has given you.
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Everything you have is a gift ⌊from God⌋.

4:7c And if you did receive it,

Thus, since ⌊God⌋ gave you everything you have,
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So then, if you agree with me that ⌊God⌋ gave you everything you have,

4:7d why do you boast as though you did not?

then it is not proper/right for you to talk proudly about yourself, as though you did not ⌊receive everything as a gift⌋.
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you should not talk proudly/boastfully as if you had earned/obtained everything yourselves.

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