Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel made a better offering to God than Cain, and he had witness through it of his righteousness, God giving his approval of his offering: and his voice still comes to us through it though he is dead.
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- Gen 4:3-5 : 3 And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth. 4 And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering; 5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
- Gen 4:10 : 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
- Matt 23:35 : 35 So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.
- Heb 12:24 : 24 And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.
- Jude 1:11 : 11 A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.
- Prov 15:8 : 8 The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
- Prov 21:27 : 27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
- Gen 4:25 : 25 And Adam had connection with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name of Seth: for she said, God has given me another seed in place of Abel, whom Cain put to death.
- Lev 9:24 : 24 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.
- 1 Kgs 18:38 : 38 Then the fire of the Lord came down, burning up the offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and drinking up the water in the drain.
- Gen 4:8 : 8 And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
- 1 John 3:11-12 : 11 Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another; 12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
- Luke 11:51 : 51 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation.
- Heb 9:22 : 22 And by the law almost all things are made clean with blood, and without blood there is no forgiveness.
- Heb 12:1 : 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
- Titus 1:16 : 16 They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
- Gen 4:15 : 15 And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
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- Heb 11:1-33 verses76%
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the sign that the things not seen are true.
2For by it our fathers had God's approval.
3By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.
- Gen 4:2-54 verses76%
2Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
3And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.
4And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;
5But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
- Heb 11:5-117 verses75%
5By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that he did not see death; he was seen no longer, for God took him away: for before he was taken, witness had been given that he was well-pleasing to God:
6And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
7By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
8By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.
9By faith he was a wanderer in the land of the agreement, as in a strange land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had a part with him in the same heritage:
10For he was looking for the strong town, whose builder and maker is God.
11And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
- Heb 11:17-204 verses74%
17By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,
18Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:
19Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death.
20By faith Isaac, blessing Jacob and Esau, gave news of things to come.
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24And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.
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8And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
- Heb 11:27-282 verses70%
27By faith he went out of Egypt, not being turned from his purpose by fear of the wrath of the king; for he kept on his way, as seeing him who is unseen.
28By faith he kept the Passover, and put the sign of the blood on the houses, so that the angel of destruction might not put their oldest sons to death.
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39And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,
- Jas 2:21-222 verses69%
21Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
22You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
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13All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
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8Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.
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10And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
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3But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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6Even as Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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19And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:
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5But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.
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33Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,
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12Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
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17Even so faith without works is dead.
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15Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
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22By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.
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17For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.
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26For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.
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17(As it is said in the holy Writings, I have made you a father of a number of nations) before him in whom he had faith, that is, God, who gives life to the dead, and to whom the things which are not are as if they were.
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6And he had faith in the Lord, and it was put to his account as righteousness.
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22For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.