Genesis 4:5

Easy To Read Version

But the Lord did not accept Cain and his offering. Cain was sad because of this, and he became very angry.

Cross References

Genesis 31:2

Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been in the past.

Genesis 31:5

Jacob said to Rachel and Leah, “I have seen that your father is angry with me. He was always friendly with me in the past, but now he is not.

Genesis 39:19

Joseph’s master heard what his wife said. And he became very angry.

Job 15:13

You are against God\par when you say these angry words.\par

Job 5:2

A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par

Psalm 20:3

May God remember all the gifts you offered.\par May he accept all your sacrifices. {\cf2\super [115]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [116]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 19:3

A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.

Proverbs 29:10

Murderers always hate honest people. Those evil people want to kill good, honest people. {\cf2\super [37]}

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}

Isaiah 3:9

The faces of the people show that they are guilty of doing wrong. And they are proud of their sin. They are like the people of Sodom {\cf2\super [31]} —they don’t care who sees their sin. It will be very bad for them. They have brought much trouble to themselves.

Numbers 16:15

So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Lord, don’t accept their gifts!”

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good \{to those people\}?’

Acts 13:45

The Jews saw all these people there. So the Jews became very jealous. They said some very bad things and argued against the words that Paul said.

Hebrews 11:4

Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices {\cf2\super [143]} to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because Abel had faith. God said he was pleased with the things Abel offered. And so God called Abel a good man because Abel had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome. But don’t think about things like that. God does not look at the things people see. People look only at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at his heart. Eliab is not the right man.”