Genesis 4:9

The Passion Translation

Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered, “How do I know? Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Cross References

Proverbs 28:13

If you cover up your sin you’ll never do well. But if you confess your sins and forsake them, you will be kissed by mercy.

John 8:44

“You are the offspring of your father, the devil, and you serve your father very well, passionately carrying out his desires. He’s been a murderer right from the start! He never stood with the truth, for he’s full of nothing but lies—lying is his native tongue. He is a master of deception and the father of lies!

Psalm 9:12

He tracks down killers and avenges bloodshed, but he will never forget the ones forgotten by others, hearing every one of their cries for justice.

Genesis 37:32

They took the blood-stained robe back to their father and said, “We found this. Look it over—doesn’t it belong to your son?”

Genesis 4:10

Yahweh said, “Listen—the voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! What have you done?

Genesis 37:26

Judah spoke up and said to his brothers, “What will we gain by murdering our brother and covering up his blood?

Psalm 9:13

So now, O Lord, don’t forget me. Have mercy on me. Take note of how I’ve been humiliated at the hands of those who hate me. You are the one who can snatch me away from the gates of death.