Wisdom 10:3
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3 But when an unrighteous man[a] withdrew from her in his anger,
he perished through his fratricidal wrath.(A)
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- 10:3 Cain.
Matthew 23:35
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35 so that there may come upon you all the righteous blood shed upon earth, from the righteous blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
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Luke 11:51
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51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah[a] who died between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!(A)
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- 11:51 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah: the murder of Abel is the first murder recounted in the Old Testament (Gn 4:8). The Zechariah mentioned here may be the Zechariah whose murder is recounted in 2 Chr 24:20–22, the last murder presented in the Hebrew canon of the Old Testament.
1 John 3:12
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12 unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother. Why did he slaughter him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.(A)
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Jude 11
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11 Woe to them!(A) They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.[a]
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- 11 Cain…Balaam…Korah: examples of rebellious men and of the punishment their conduct incurred; cf. Gn 4:8–16; Nm 16:1–35; 31:16. See note on 2 Pt 2:15.
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