Genesis 4:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Hebrews 11:4

Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices to God. But Abel offered a better sacrifice to God because he had faith. God said he was pleased with what Abel offered. And so God called him a good man because he had faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Job 5:2

A fool’s anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.

Psalm 20:3

May he remember all the gifts you have offered. May he accept all your sacrifices. Selah

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?’

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! Don’t accept their gifts!”

Genesis 31:5

He said to them, “I have noticed that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be. But the God of my father has been with me.

Genesis 31:2

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

Jude 1:11

It will be bad for them. They have followed the way that Cain went. To make money, they have given themselves to following the wrong way that Balaam went. They have fought against God like Korah did. And like Korah, they will be destroyed.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome, but don’t judge by things like that. God doesn’t look at what people see. People judge by what is on the outside, but the Lord looks at the heart. Eliab is not the right man.”

Proverbs 29:10

If you always try to be honest, murderers will hate you, but those who do what is right will want you to be their friend.

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces shows that they are guilty. They are like the people of Sodom; they don’t care who sees their sin. But it will be very bad for them. They will get what they deserve.

Genesis 39:19

Joseph’s master listened to what his wife said, and he became very angry.

Job 15:13

You are expressing your anger against God when you say these things.

Proverbs 19:3

People ruin their lives with the foolish things they do, and then they blame the Lord for it.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. They do this because they 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.