Genesis 4:10

New Century Version

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Cross References

Genesis 18:20

Then the Lord said, “I have heard many complaints against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil.

Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “How could you have done such a thing?” She answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.”

Genesis 9:5

I will demand blood for life. I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will demand the life of anyone who takes another person’s life.

2 Kings 9:26

‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons, says the Lord, so I will punish Ahab in his field, says the Lord.’ Take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, as the Lord has said.”

2 Chronicles 28:9

But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He met the Israelite army when it returned to Samaria and said to them, “The Lord, the God of your ancestors, handed Judah over to you, because he was angry with those people. But God has seen the cruel way you killed them.

Job 16:18

“Earth, please do not cover up my blood. Don’t let my cry ever stop being heard!

Job 24:12

Dying people groan in the city, and the injured cry out for help, but God accuses no one of doing wrong.

Psalm 50:21

I have kept quiet while you did these things, so you thought I was just like you. But I will scold you and accuse you to your face.

Psalm 72:14

He will save them from cruel people who try to hurt them, because their lives are precious to him.

Psalm 9:12

He remembers who the murderers are; he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.

Psalm 9:13

Lord, have mercy on me. See how my enemies hurt me. Do not let me go through the gates of death.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them. I am concerned about their pain,

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

Numbers 35:33

“ ‘Don’t let murder spoil your land. The only way to remove the sin of killing an innocent person is for the murderer to be put to death.

Acts 5:3

Peter said, “Ananias, why did you let Satan rule your thoughts to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep for yourself part of the money you received for the land?

Acts 5:9

Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

Deuteronomy 21:1

Suppose someone is found murdered, lying in a field in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own, and no one knows who killed the person.

Hebrews 11:4

It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God said he was pleased with the gifts Abel offered and called Abel a good man because of his faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus, the One who brought the new agreement from God to his people, and you have come to the sprinkled blood that has a better message than the blood of Abel.

James 5:4

The pay you did not give the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the workers have been heard by the Lord All-Powerful.

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me.”

1 Samuel 13:11

Samuel asked, “What have you done?” Saul answered, “I saw the soldiers leaving me, and you were not here when you said you would be. The Philistines were gathering at Micmash.