Hebrews 11:4
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Faith at the Dawn of History(A)
4 By faith (B)Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still (C)speaks.
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Genesis 4:3-5
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3 And [a]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (A)of the ground to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought of (B)the firstborn of his flock and of (C)their fat. And the Lord (D)respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
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- Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days
1 John 3:11-12
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11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, (A)that we should love one another, 12 not as (B)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
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Hebrews 12:24
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24 to Jesus (A)the Mediator of the new covenant, and to (B)the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things (C)than that of Abel.
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Genesis 4:10
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10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood (A)cries out to Me from the ground.
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Matthew 23:35
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35 (A)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (B)from the blood of righteous Abel to (C)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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Proverbs 15:8
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8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Jude 11
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11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way (A)of Cain, (B)have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished (C)in the rebellion of Korah.
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Hebrews 9:22
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22 And according to the law almost all things are [a]purified with blood, and (A)without shedding of blood there is no [b]remission.
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- Hebrews 9:22 cleansed
- Hebrews 9:22 forgiveness
Genesis 4:15
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15 And the Lord said to him, [a]“Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (A)sevenfold.” And the Lord set a (B)mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
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- Genesis 4:15 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Not so;
Genesis 4:8
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8 Now Cain [a]talked with Abel his [b]brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (A)killed him.
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- Genesis 4:8 Lit. said to
- Genesis 4:8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
Hebrews 12:1
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The Race of Faith
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is set before us,
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Luke 11:51
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51 (A)from the blood of Abel to (B)the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
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Proverbs 21:27
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27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!
1 Kings 18:38
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38 Then (A)the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.
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Leviticus 9:24
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24 and (A)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they (B)shouted and fell on their (C)faces.
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Genesis 4:25
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A New Son
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and (A)named him [a]Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
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- Genesis 4:25 Lit. Appointed
Titus 1:16
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16 They profess to (A)know God, but (B)in works they deny Him, being [a]abominable, disobedient, (C)and disqualified for every good work.
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- Titus 1:16 detestable
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