Genesis 3:20-4:7

New International Version

²⁰ Adam^[a] named his wife Eve,^[b](A) because she would become the mother of all the living.

²¹ The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.^{(B) 22} And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,^(C) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life^(D) and eat, and live forever.” ²³ So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden^(E) to work the ground^(F) from which he had been taken. ²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side^[c] of the Garden of Eden^(G) cherubim^(H) and a flaming sword^(I) flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.^(J)

Cain and Abel

4 Adam^[d] made love to his wife^(K) Eve,^(L) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.^[e](M) She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth^[f] a man.” ² Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.^(N)

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.^{(O) 3} In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering^(P) to the Lord.^{(Q) 4} And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions^(R) from some of the firstborn of his flock.^(S) The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,^{(T) 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?^(U) 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;^(V) it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.^(W)”