Verse 5

but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.

Referenced Verses

  • Heb 11:4 : 4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.
  • Gen 31:5 : 5 There he said to them,“I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.
  • Num 16:15 : 15 Moses was very angry, and he said to the LORD,“Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!”
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
  • Ps 20:3 : 3 May he take notice of all your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice!(Selah)
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done. 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  • Luke 15:28-30 : 28 But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him, 29 but he answered his father,‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends! 30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
  • Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.