Hebrews 11:4

New American Bible - revised edition

By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice greater than Cain’s. Through this he was attested to be righteous, God bearing witness to his gifts, and through this, though dead, he still speaks.

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

God then said: What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!

Genesis 4:15

Not so! the Lord said to him. If anyone kills Cain, Cain shall be avenged seven times. So the Lord put a mark on Cain, so that no one would kill him at sight.

Genesis 4:25

Adam again had intercourse with his wife, and she gave birth to a son whom she called Seth. “God has granted me another offspring in place of Abel,” she said, “because Cain killed him.”

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out in the field.” When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

1 Kings 18:38

The Lord’s fire came down and devoured the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dust, and lapped up the water in the trench.

Job 8:10

Will they not teach you and tell you and utter their words of understanding?

Proverbs 15:8

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

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, the more so when they offer it with bad intent.

Leviticus 9:24

Fire came forth from the Lord’s presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. Seeing this, all the people shouted with joy and fell prostrate.

Matthew 23:35

so that there may come upon you all the righteous blood shed upon earth, from the righteous blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

Luke 11:51

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood!

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their deeds they deny him. They are vile and disobedient and unqualified for any good deed.

Hebrews 11:2

Because of it the ancients were well attested.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us

Hebrews 12:24

and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel.

Hebrews 5:1

Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 9:22

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

2 Peter 2:8

(for day after day that righteous man living among them was tormented in his righteous soul at the lawless deeds that he saw and heard),

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.