Genesis 4:8

New International Reader's Version

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” So they went out. There Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

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 14:6

I had two sons. They got into a fight with each other in a field. No one was there to separate them. One of my sons struck down the other one and killed him.

2 Samuel 3:27

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him to one side. He brought him into an inside room. Joab acted as if he wanted to speak to him in private. But he really wanted to get even with him. That’s because Abner had spilled the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel. So Joab stabbed Abner in the stomach, and he died.

2 Chronicles 21:4

Jehoram made his position secure over his father’s kingdom. Then he killed all his brothers with his sword. He also killed some of the officials of Israel.

Nehemiah 6:2

Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message. They said, “Come. Let’s talk with one another. Let’s meet in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

Job 11:15

Then, free of those things, you can face others. You can stand firm without being afraid.

Psalm 139:19

God, I wish you would kill the people who are evil! I wish those murderers would get away from me!

Psalm 36:3

Their mouths speak words that are evil and false. They do not act wisely or do what is good.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Hosea 4:2

People curse one another. They tell lies and commit murder. They steal and commit adultery. They break all my laws. They keep spilling the blood of other people.

Micah 7:6

Sons don’t honor their fathers. Daughters refuse to obey their mothers. Daughters-in-law are against their mothers-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own family.

Numbers 35:20

What if a person makes evil plans against someone else? And what if that person pushes them so that they die? Or what if that person throws something at them so that they die?

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.

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.

Luke 22:48

But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you handing over the Son of Man with a kiss?”

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.

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.