Hebrews 11:4
English Standard Version
4 By faith (A)Abel offered to God (B)a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And (C)through his faith, though he died, he (D)still speaks.
Read full chapter
Genesis 4:3-5
English Standard Version
3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of (A)the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of (B)the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord (C)had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but (D)for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
Read full chapter
1 John 3:11-12
English Standard Version
Love One Another
11 For (A)this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, (B)that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like (C)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? (D)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
Read full chapter
Hebrews 12:24
English Standard Version
24 and to Jesus, (A)the mediator of a new covenant, and to (B)the sprinkled blood (C)that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Read full chapter
Matthew 23:35
English Standard Version
35 so that on you may come all (A)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous (B)Abel to the blood of (C)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[a] whom you murdered between (D)the sanctuary and (E)the altar.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 23:35 Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah
Genesis 4:10
English Standard Version
10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood (A)is crying to me from the ground.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 15:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
Jude 11
English Standard Version
11 Woe to them! For they walked in (A)the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain (B)to Balaam's error and (C)perished in Korah's rebellion.
Read full chapter
Leviticus 9:24
English Standard Version
24 And (A)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, (B)they shouted and (C)fell on their faces.
Read full chapter
Genesis 4:15
English Standard Version
15 Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him (A)sevenfold.” And the Lord (B)put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him.
Read full chapter
Genesis 4:8
English Standard Version
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.[a] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and (A)killed him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 4:8 Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field
Hebrews 12:1
English Standard Version
Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and (A)sin which clings so closely, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is (D)set before us,
Read full chapter
Hebrews 9:22
English Standard Version
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and (A)without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Read full chapter
Luke 11:51
English Standard Version
51 from the blood of (A)Abel to the blood of (B)Zechariah, who perished between (C)the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be (D)required of this generation.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 21:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more (B)when he brings it with evil intent.
1 Kings 18:38
English Standard Version
38 (A)Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
Read full chapter
Genesis 4:25
English Standard Version
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed[a] for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew for he appointed
Titus 1:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)They profess to know God, but they (B)deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, (C)unfit for any good work.
Read full chapterThe Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.