Genesis 4:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym.

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  • Ezek 9:4 : 4 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym, Go through the citie, euen through Hierusalem, & set a marke vpon the foreheades of them that mourne, and are sory for all the abhominations that be done therin.
  • Ezek 9:6 : 6 Kyll and destroy both olde men and young, maydens, children, and women: but as for all those that haue the marke vpon them, see that ye touche them not, and begyn at my sanctuarie. Then they began at the auncient men which were before the house.
  • Gen 4:24 : 24 If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes.
  • Ps 79:12 : 12 And rewarde thou our neighbours seuen folde into their bosome: their blasphemie wherewith they haue blasphemed thee O God.
  • Rev 14:9 : 9 And the thirde angell folowed them, saying with a loude voyce: If any man worshippe the beast and his image, and receaue his marke in his foreheade, or on his hande,
  • Rev 14:11 : 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth vp euermore: And they haue no rest day nor nyght which worship the beast and his image, and whosoeuer receaueth the prynt of his name.
  • Prov 6:31 : 31 But if he may be gotten, he restoreth agayne seuen tymes as muche, or els he maketh recompence with all the good of his house.
  • Lev 26:18 : 18 And yf ye wyl not yet for all this hearken vnto me, then wyll I punishe you seuen tymes more for your sinnes:
  • Lev 26:21 : 21 And if ye walke contrarie vnto me, and wyll not hearken vnto me, I wyll bryng seuen tymes mo plagues vpon you, accordyng to your sinnes.
  • Lev 26:24 : 24 Then wyll I also walke contrarie vnto you, and wyl punishe you yet seuen tymes for your sinnes.
  • Lev 26:28 : 28 I wyll walke contrary vnto you also in indignation, and wyll chastise you seuen tymes more for your sinnes.
  • 1 Kgs 16:7 : 7 And by the hande of the prophet Iehu the sonne of Hanani, came the worde of the Lord against Baasa, and against his house, & against all the wickednesse that he did in the sight of the Lorde, in angryng him with the worke of his owne handes, that he should be like the house of Ieroboam, and because he killed him.
  • Ps 59:11 : 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but in thy stoutnes scatter them like vagaboundes, and put them downe O God our defence.
  • Hos 1:4 : 4 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym, Call his name Iezrahel: for I wyll shortlye auenge the blood of Iezrahel vpon the house of Iehu, and wyll bryng the kyngdome of the house of Israel to an ende.
  • Matt 26:52 : 52 Then saide Iesus vnto hym: Put vp thy sworde into his sheathe. For all they that take the sworde, shall peryshe with the sworde.

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  • Gen 4:2-14
    13 verses
    84%

    2 And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde.

    3 And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde:

    4 Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.

    5 But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.

    6 And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated?

    7 If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym.

    8 And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him.

    9 And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper?

    10 And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde.

    11 And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.

    12 If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth.

    13 And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen.

    14 Beholde, thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hyd, fugitiue also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that fyndeth me shal slay me.

  • Gen 4:23-25
    3 verses
    80%

    23 And Lamech saide vnto his wiues Ada and Sella: Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speache: for I haue slayne a man to the woundyng of my selfe, & a young man to myne owne punishment.

    24 If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes.

    25 Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe.

  • Gen 4:16-17
    2 verses
    79%

    16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lorde, & dwelt in the lande of Nod, eastwarde from Eden.

    17 Cain also knewe his wyfe, whiche conceaued and bare Henoch, and buyldyng a citie, he called the name of the same citie after the name of his sonne Henoch.

  • Gen 9:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man.

    6 Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.

  • 12 Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.

  • 19 The reuenger of blood him selfe shal slay the murtherer: when he meeteth hym, he shall slay hym.

  • 21 Or smyte hym with his hande of enmitie that he dye: he that smote hym shall dye the death, for he is a murtherer: the reuenger of the blood shall slay the murtherer when he meeteth hym.

  • 17 And he that kylleth any man, let hym dye the death.

  • 25 And he sayde: cursed be Chanaan, a seruaunt of seruauntes shall he be vnto his brethren.

  • 6 Therefore as truely as I lyue, saith the Lorde God, I wyll prepare thee vnto blood, yea blood shall folowe vpon thee, except thou hate blood, euen blood shall persecute thee.

  • 13 If a man lay not awayte, but God deliuer him into his hande, then I wyll poynt thee a place whither he shal flee.

  • 6 Lest the auenger of the blood folowe after the slayer whyle his heart is hot, & ouertake hym because the wayes is long, and slay hym, and yet there is no cause worthy of death in hym, in as much as he hated hym not in tyme passed.