Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 11:4 : 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.
  • 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 29:27 : 27 A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side.
  • Matt 13:38 : 38 And the field is the worlde, and the good seede are the children of the kingdome, and the tares are the children of that wicked one.
  • 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.
  • Matt 27:23 : 23 Then saide the gouernour, But what euill hath he done? Then they cryed the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
  • 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.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe ye stone me?
  • John 15:19-25 : 19 If ye were of the worlde, the world woulde loue his owne: but because ye are not of ye world, but I haue chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master. If they haue persecuted me, they will persecute you also: if they haue kept my worde, they will also keepe yours. 21 But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken vnto them, they shoulde not haue had sinne: but nowe haue they no cloke for their sinne. 23 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done workes among them which none other man did, they had not had sinne: but nowe haue they both seene, and haue hated both me, and my Father. 25 But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.
  • John 18:38-40 : 38 Pilate said vnto him, What is trueth? And when he had saide that, hee went out againe vnto the Iewes, & said vnto them, I finde in him no cause at all. 39 But you haue a custome, that I shoulde deliuer you one loose at the Passeouer: will yee then that I loose vnto you the King of ye Iewes? 40 Then cried they all againe, saying, Not him, but Barabbas: nowe this Barabbas was a murtherer.
  • Gen 4:4-9 : 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. 6 Then ye Lord said vnto Kain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance cast downe? 7 If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: also vnto thee his desire shalbe subiect, and thou shalt rule ouer him. 8 Then Kain spake to Habel his brother; when they were in the fielde, Kain rose vp against Habel his brother, and slewe him. 9 Then the Lorde said vnto Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. Am I my brothers keeper? 10 Againe he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me from the earth. 11 Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand. 12 When thou shalt till the grounde, it shall not henceforth yeelde vnto thee her strength: a vagabond and a runnagate shalt thou be in the earth. 13 Then Kain said to the Lorde, My punishment is greater, then I can beare. 14 Behold, thou hast cast me out this day fro the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and shalbe a vagabond, and a runnagate in the earth, and whosoeuer findeth me, shall slay me. 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.
  • 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.
  • 1 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 And Dauid behaued himselfe wisely in all his wayes: for the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, & said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruat, against Dauid: for he hath not sinned against thee, but his works haue bene to thee very good. 5 For he did put his life in daunger, and slew the Philistim, and the Lord wrought a great saluation for al Israel: thou sawest it, and thou reioycedst: wherefore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, and slay Dauid without a cause?
  • 1 Sam 22:14-16 : 14 And Ahimelech answered the King, and sayde, Who is so faithfull among all thy seruants as Dauid, being also the Kings sonne in lawe, and goeth at thy commandement, and is honourable in thine house? 15 Haue I this day first begun to aske counsell of God for him? be it farre from mee, let not the King impute any thing vnto his seruant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy seruant knew nothing of all this, lesse nor more. 16 Then the King sayd, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy fathers house.
  • Ps 37:12 : 12 The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I followe goodnesse.
  • Prov 29:10 : 10 Bloodie men hate him that is vpright: but the iust haue care of his soule.
  • 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.
  • 1 Pet 4:4 : 4 Wherein it seemeth to them strange, that yee runne not with them vnto the same excesse of riot: therefore speake they euill of you,
  • 1 John 2:13-14 : 13 I write vnto you, fathers, because yee haue knowen him that is from the beginning. I write vnto you, yong men, because ye haue ouercome that wicked one. I write vnto you, litle children, because ye haue knowen ye Father. 14 I haue written vnto you, fathers, because ye haue knowen him, that is from the beginning. I haue written vnto you, yong men, because ye are strong, and the worde of God abideth in you, and ye haue ouercome that wicked one.
  • 1 John 3:8 : 8 He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil.
  • Rev 17:6 : 6 And I sawe ye woman drunken with the blood of Saintes, and with the blood of the Martyrs of Iesvs: and when I sawe her, I wondred with great marueile.
  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the Prophets haue not your fathers persecuted? & they haue slaine them, which shewed before of the comming of that Iust, of whome ye are now the betrayers and murtherers,
  • 1 Thess 2:14 : 14 For brethren, ye are become folowers of the Churches of God, which in Iudea are in Christ Iesus, because ye haue also suffred the same things of your owne countrey men, euen as they haue of the Iewes,