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1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)
1 John 3:12
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1 John 3:12
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12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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Hebrews 11:4
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Hebrews 11:4
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4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended(A) as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings.(B) And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.(C)
Hebrews 11:4
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Hebrews 11:4
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4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
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Genesis 4:4-15
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Genesis 4:4-15
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4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions(A) from some of the firstborn of his flock.(B) The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,(C) 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry?(D) Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;(E) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.(F)”
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[a] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(G)
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”(H)
“I don’t know,(I)” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(J) 11 Now you are under a curse(K) and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you.(L) You will be a restless wanderer(M) on the earth.(N)”
13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence;(O) I will be a restless wanderer on the earth,(P) and whoever finds me will kill me.”(Q)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[b]; anyone who kills Cain(R) will suffer vengeance(S) seven times over.(T)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”
- Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well
Genesis 4:4-15
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Genesis 4:4-15
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4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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Proverbs 29:27
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Proverbs 29:27
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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
the wicked detest the upright.(A)
Proverbs 29:27
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Proverbs 29:27
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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
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Genesis 4:25
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Genesis 4:25
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25 Adam made love to his wife(A) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a](B) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(C)
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
Genesis 4:25
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Genesis 4:25
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25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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Jude 11
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Jude 11
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11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;(A) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;(B) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.(C)
Jude 11
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Jude 11
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11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
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Luke 11:51
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Luke 11:51
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51 from the blood of Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah,(B) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(C)
Luke 11:51
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Luke 11:51
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51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
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1 John 2:13-14
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1 John 2:13-14
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1 John 2:13-14
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1 John 2:13-14
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13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
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Matthew 23:35
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Matthew 23:35
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35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(B) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(C)
Matthew 23:35
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Matthew 23:35
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35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
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1 Peter 4:4
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1 Peter 4:4
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4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(A)
1 Peter 4:4
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1 Peter 4:4
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4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
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Hebrews 12:24
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Hebrews 12:24
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24 to Jesus the mediator(A) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood(B) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(C)
Hebrews 12:24
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Hebrews 12:24
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24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
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John 15:19-25
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John 15:19-25
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19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(A) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(B) 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](C) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(D) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name,(E) for they do not know the one who sent me.(F) 22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(G) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.(H) 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(I) they would not be guilty of sin.(J) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(K) ‘They hated me without reason.’[b](L)
Footnotes
- John 15:20 John 13:16
- John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4
John 15:19-25
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John 15:19-25
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19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
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Proverbs 29:10
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Proverbs 29:10
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10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
and seek to kill the upright.(A)
Proverbs 29:10
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Proverbs 29:10
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10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
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