1 John 3:12

New International Reader's Version

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the evil one. He murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because the things Cain had done were wrong. But the things his brother had done were right.

Cross References

Genesis 4:25

Adam slept with his wife again. She gave birth to a son and named him Seth. She said, “God has given me another child. He will take the place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”

2 Samuel 13:22

And Absalom never said a word of any kind to Amnon. He hated Amnon because he had brought shame on his sister Tamar.

Psalm 37:12

Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right. They grind their teeth at them.

Psalm 38:20

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is mean, and great anger overpowers you. But who can face jealousy?

Proverbs 29:10

Murderers hate honest people. They try to kill those who do what is right.

Proverbs 29:27

Those who do what is right hate dishonest people. Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.

Matthew 13:19

People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world. The good seed stands for the people who belong to the kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

Matthew 23:35

So you will pay for all the godly people’s blood spilled on earth. I mean from the blood of godly Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berekiah. Zechariah was the one you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 27:23

“Why? What wrong has he done?” asked Pilate. But they shouted even louder, “Crucify him!”

Matthew 5:37

All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Anything more than this comes from the evil one.

Luke 11:51

I mean from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah. He was killed between the altar and the temple. Yes, I tell you, the people of today will be punished for all these things.

John 10:32

But Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which good work are you throwing stones at me for?”

John 8:40

But you are looking for a way to kill me. I am a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do the things you want to do.

John 8:41

You are doing what your own father does.” “We have the right to claim to be God’s children,” they objected. “The only Father we have is God himself.”

Acts 7:52

Was there ever a prophet your people didn’t try to hurt? They even killed those who told about the coming of the Blameless One. And now you have handed him over to his enemies. You have murdered him.

1 Thessalonians 2:14

Brothers and sisters, you became like the members of God’s churches in Judea. They are believers in Christ Jesus, just as you are. Your own people made you suffer. You went through the same things the church members in Judea suffered from the Jews.

Hebrews 11:4

Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus. He is the go-between of a new covenant. You have come to the sprinkled blood. It promises better things than the blood of Abel.

1 Peter 4:4

Ungodly people are surprised that you no longer join them in what they do. They want you to join them in their wild and wasteful living. So they say bad things about you.

1 John 3:8

The person who does what is sinful belongs to the devil. That’s because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work.

Jude 1:11

How terrible it will be for them! They have followed the way of Cain. They have rushed into the same mistake Balaam made. They did it because they loved money. They are like Korah. He turned against his leaders. These people will certainly be destroyed, just as Korah was.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people. They are the ones who are witnesses about Jesus. When I saw her, I was very amazed.