Genesis 4:7

New American Standard Bible 2020

If you do well, will your face not be cheerful? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”

Cross References

Genesis 19:21

And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.

Genesis 3:16

To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”

2 Samuel 24:23

Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God be favorable to you.”

2 Kings 8:28

Then he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.

Job 11:14

If wrongdoing is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let malice dwell in your tents;

Job 11:15

Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral blemish, And you would be firmly established and not fear.

Job 29:4

Just as I was in the days of my youth, When the protection of God was over my tent;

Job 42:8

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so as not to do with you as your foolishness deserves, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, as My servant Job has.”

Proverbs 18:5

To show partiality to the wicked is not good, Nor to suppress the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Jeremiah 3:12

Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not look at you in anger. For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not be angry forever.

Jeremiah 6:20

“For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba, And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You, who pardons wrongdoing And passes over a rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.

Malachi 1:10

“If only there were one among you who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of armies, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.

Malachi 1:13

You also say, ‘See, how tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the Lord of armies, “and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I accept it from your hand?” says the Lord.

Malachi 1:8

And when you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not evil? Or when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not evil? So offer it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you, or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of armies.

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin will find you out.

Acts 10:35

but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.

Romans 12:1

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Romans 14:18

For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by other people.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 6:12

Therefore sin is not to reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

Romans 6:16

Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.

1 Timothy 5:4

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show proper respect for their own family and to give back compensation to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was attested to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

James 1:15

Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.

1 Peter 2:5

you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.