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Genesis 4:4 (Listen)

4 and Abel also brought of vthe firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord whad regard for Abel and his offering,

Genesis 4:8 (Listen)

8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.1 And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and akilled him.

Footnotes

[1] 4:8 Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field

Hebrews 11:4 (Listen)

4 By faith hAbel offered to God ia more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And jthrough his faith, though he died, he kstill speaks.

1 John 3:12 (Listen)

12 We should not be like xCain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? yBecause his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.