Hebrews 11:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

Cross References

Hebrews 12:24

and to Jesus, the mediator  of a new covenant,  and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.

Genesis 4:10

Then he said, ‘What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain,  have plunged into Balaam’s error  for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

Matthew 23:35

So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you,   from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah,   son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the  Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Hebrews 9:22

According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Genesis 4:15

Then the Lord replied to him, ‘In that case,  whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’ And he placed a mark  on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’  And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses  surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance  the race that lies before us,

Luke 11:51

from the blood of Abel   to the blood of Zechariah,   who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. ‘Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable  – how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!

1 Kings 18:38

Then the Lord’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came from the Lord and consumed  the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted  and fell face down.

Genesis 4:25

Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, ‘God has given  me another offspring  in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God,  but they deny him by their works.  They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

Hebrews 5:1

For every high priest taken from among men is appointed in matters pertaining to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 11:2

For by this our ancestors were approved.

2 Peter 2:8

(for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard  ) #– #

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you and tell you and speak from their understanding?