Hebrews 11:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

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  • Gen 4:3-5 : 3 ¶ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 ‹That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.›
  • Heb 12:24 : 24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 ¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
  • Gen 4:25 : 25 ¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
  • Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: [which] when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
  • 1 Kgs 18:38 : 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that [was] in the trench.
  • Gen 4:8 : 8 ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
  • 1 John 3:11-12 : 11 ¶ For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
  • Luke 11:51 : 51 ‹From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto 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 shedding of blood is no remission.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 ¶ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
  • Gen 4:15 : 15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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    1¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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    2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

    3¶ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

    4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

    5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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    5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

    6But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

    7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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    10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.

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    17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

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    8¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

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    8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

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    22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

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    17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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    22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.