Hebrews 11:4
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.
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- Heb 11:1-33 verses76%
1 Nowe faith is the ground of things, which are hoped for, and the euidence of things which are not seene.
2 For by it our elders were wel reported of.
3 Through 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 4:2-54 verses76%
2 And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, & Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.
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.
- Heb 11:5-117 verses75%
5 By 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.
6 But 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.
7 By 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.
8 By 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.
9 By 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.
10 For he looked for a citie hauing a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.
11 Through 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 11:17-204 verses74%
17 By 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.)
19 For he considered that God was able to raise him vp euen from the dead: from whence he receiued him also after a sort.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Iacob and Esau, concerning things to come.
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24 And to Iesus the Mediatour of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel.
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8 Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him.
- Heb 11:27-282 verses70%
27 By faith he forsooke Egypt, and feared not the fiercenes of the king: for he endured, as he that sawe him which is inuisible.
28 Through faith he ordeined the Passeouer and the effusion of blood, least he that destroyed the first borne, should touche them.
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39 And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promes,
- Jas 2:21-222 verses69%
21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?
22 Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.
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13 All 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.
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8 And here men that die, receiue tithes: but there he receiueth them, of whome it is witnessed, that he liueth.
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10 Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth.
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3 For what saith the Scripture? Abraham beleeued God, and it was counted to him for righteousnesse.
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6 Yea rather as Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed to him for righteousnes.
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19 And 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.
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5 But to him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is counted for righteousnesse.
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33 Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteined the promises, stopped the mouthes of lions,
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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.
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17 Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.
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15 Let vs therefore by him offer the sacrifice of prayse alwaies to God, that is, the fruite of the lippes, which confesse his Name.
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22 By faith Ioseph when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel, and gaue commandement of his bones.
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17 For by it the righteousnesse of God is reueiled from faith to faith: as it is written, The iust shall liue by faith.
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26 For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.
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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.
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6 And Abram beleeued the Lorde, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.
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22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse.