Hebrews 11:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.

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  • Gen 4:3-5 : 3 And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lorde of the fruite of the ground. 4 And Habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his offering, 5 But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 That vpon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed vpon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, vnto the blood of Zacharias the sonne of Barachias, whome ye slewe betweene the Temple and the altar.
  • Heb 12:24 : 24 And to Iesus the Mediatour of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel.
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Wo be vnto them: for they haue followed the way of Cain, and are cast away by the deceit of Balaams wages, and perish in the gainsaying of Core.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked minde?
  • Gen 4:25 : 25 And Adam knewe his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, and she called his name Sheth: for God, saide she, hath appointed me another seede for Habel, because Kain slewe him.
  • Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came a fire out from the Lord and consumed vpon the Altar the burnt offring and the fatte: which when all the people sawe, they gaue thankes, and fell on their faces.
  • 1 Kgs 18:38 : 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offring, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the ditche.
  • Gen 4:8 : 8 Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.
  • 1 John 3:11-12 : 11 For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another, 12 Not as Cain which was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe he him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers good.
  • Luke 11:51 : 51 From the blood of Abel vnto the blood of Zacharias, which was slaine betweene the altar and the Temple: verely I say vnto you, it shall be required of this generation.
  • Heb 9:22 : 22 And almost all things are by the Law purged with blood, and without sheading of blood is no remission.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Wherefore, let vs also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, cast away euery thing that presseth downe, and the sinne that hangeth so fast on: let vs runne with patience the race that is set before vs,
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable & disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
  • Gen 4:15 : 15 Then the Lord said vnto him, Doubtlesse whosoeuer slayeth Kain, he shalbe punished seue folde; the Lord set a marke vpon Kain, lest any man finding him should kill him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 11:1-3
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    76%

    1Nowe faith is the ground of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.

    2For by it our elders were wel reported of.

    3Through faith we vnderstand that the world was ordeined by the worde of God, so that the things which we see, are not made of things which did appeare.

  • Gen 4:2-5
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    76%

    2And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, & Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.

    3And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lorde of the fruite of the ground.

    4And Habel also him selfe brought of the first fruites of his sheepe, and of the fat of them, and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his offering,

    5But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.

  • Heb 11:5-11
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    75%

    5By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.

    6But without faith it is vnpossible to please him: for he that commeth to God, must beleeue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.

    7By faith Noe being warned of God of the things which were as yet not seene, mooued with reuerence, prepared the Arke to the sauing of his housholde, through the which Arke hee condemned the world, and was made heire of the righteousnes, which is by faith.

    8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed God, to goe out into a place, which hee should afterward receiue for inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

    9By faith he abode in the land of promes, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him of the same promes.

    10For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.

    11Through faith Sara also receiued strength to conceiue seede, and was deliuered of a childe when she was past age, because she iudged him faithfull which had promised.

  • Heb 11:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

    18(To whom it was said, In Isaac shall thy seede be called.)

    19For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.

    20By faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau, concerning things to come.

  • Heb 12:24
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    24And to Iesus the Mediatour of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel.

  • Gen 4:8
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    8Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.

  • Heb 11:27-28
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    27By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.

    28Through faith he ordeined the Passeouer and the effusion of blood, least he that destroyed the first borne, should touche them.

  • Heb 11:39
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    39And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promes,

  • Jas 2:21-22
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    69%

    21Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?

    22Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.

  • Heb 11:13
    69%

    13All these died in faith, and receiued not the promises, but sawe them a farre off, and beleeued them, and receiued them thankefully, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Heb 7:8
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    8And here men that die, receiue tithes: but there he receiueth them, of whome it is witnessed, that he liueth.

  • Gen 4:10
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    10Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.

  • Rom 4:3
    68%

    3For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.

  • Gal 3:6
    68%

    6Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.

  • Rom 4:19
    67%

    19And he not weake in the faith, considered not his owne bodie, which was nowe dead, being almost an hundreth yeere olde, neither the deadnes of Saraes wombe.

  • Rom 4:5
    67%

    5But to him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted for righteousnesse.

  • Heb 11:33
    67%

    33Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteined the promises, stopped the mouthes of lions,

  • 1 John 3:12
    67%

    12Not as Cain which was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe he him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers good.

  • Jas 2:17
    66%

    17Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.

  • Heb 13:15
    66%

    15Let vs therefore by him offer the sacrifice of prayse alwaies to God, that is, the fruite of the lippes, which confesse his Name.

  • Heb 11:22
    66%

    22By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For by it the righteousnesse of God is reueiled from faith to faith: as it is written, The iust shall liue by faith.

  • Jas 2:26
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    26For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.

  • Rom 4:17
    66%

    17(As it is written, I haue made thee a father of many nations) euen before God whom he beleeued, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those thinges which be not, as though they were.

  • Gen 15:6
    66%

    6And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

  • Rom 4:22
    66%

    22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse.