1 John 3:12

Contemporary English Version 1995

Don't be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil.

Cross References

Hebrews 11:4

Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.

Proverbs 29:27

Good people and criminals can't stand each other.

Genesis 4:25

Adam and his wife had another son. They named him Seth, because they said, “God has given us a son to take the place of Abel, who was killed by his brother Cain.”

Jude 1:11

Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example and have made the same mistake that Balaam did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did. Because of all this, they will be destroyed.

Luke 11:51

This includes every prophet from the time of Abel to the time of Zechariah, who was murdered between the altar and the temple. You people will certainly be punished for all of this.

Matthew 23:35

That's why you will be held guilty for the murder of every good person, beginning with the good man Abel. This also includes Barachiah's son Zechariah, the man you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Proverbs 29:10

A murderer hates everyone who is honest and lives right.

1 Peter 4:4

Now your former friends wonder why you have stopped running around with them, and they curse you for it.

Hebrews 12:24

And Jesus is here! He is the one who makes God's new agreement with us, and his sprinkled blood says much better things than the blood of Abel.

Psalm 38:20

and they repay evil for good because I try to do right.

Psalm 37:12

Merciless people make plots against good people and snarl like animals,

1 John 3:8

Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done.

Acts 7:52

Is there one prophet that your ancestors didn't mistreat? They killed the prophets who told about the coming of the One Who Obeys God. And now you have turned against him and killed him.

John 10:32

But he said, “I have shown you many good things my Father sent me to do. Which one are you going to stone me for?”

Matthew 27:23

Pilate answered, “But what crime has he done?” “Nail him to a cross!” they yelled even louder.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are those who belong to the evil one,

Matthew 13:19

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom, but don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches the message from their hearts.

Revelation 17:6

I could tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives for Jesus. This surprising sight amazed me,

1 Thessalonians 2:14

My friends, you did just like God's churches in Judea and like the other followers of Christ Jesus there. And so, you were mistreated by your own people, in the same way they were mistreated by their people.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom treated Amnon as though nothing had happened, but he hated Amnon for what he had done to his sister Tamar.

Proverbs 27:4

An angry person is dangerous, but a jealous person is even worse.

Matthew 5:37

When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No.” Anything else comes from the devil.

John 8:40

Instead, you want to kill me for telling you the truth that God gave me. Abraham never did anything like that.

John 8:41

But you are doing exactly what your father does.” “Don't accuse us of having someone else as our father!” they said. “We just have one father, and he is God.”