1 John 3:12

New Living Translation

We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.

Cross References

Genesis 4:25

Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, “God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”

2 Samuel 13:22

And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

Psalm 37:12

The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.

Psalm 38:20

They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Proverbs 29:10

The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, but the upright seek to help them.

Proverbs 29:27

The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.

Matthew 13:19

The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

Matthew 23:35

As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.

Matthew 27:23

“Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

Matthew 5:37

Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.

Luke 11:51

from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.

John 10:32

Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”

John 8:40

Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

John 8:41

No, you are imitating your real father.” They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

Acts 7:52

Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

1 Thessalonians 2:14

And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.

Hebrews 11:4

It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith.

Hebrews 12:24

You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.

1 Peter 4:4

Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.

1 John 3:8

But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.

Jude 1:11

What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.

Revelation 17:6

I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.