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Genesis 4:2-26; 1 John 3:11-12; John 11:25| New World Translation© |
| Genesis 4 |
| (2-26) Later she again gave birth, to his brother Abel. And Abel came to be a herder of sheep, but Cain became a cultivator of the ground. 3And it came about at the expiration of some time that Cain proceeded to bring some fruits of the ground as an offering to Jehovah. 4But as for Abel, he too brought some firstlings of his flock, even their fatty pieces. Now while Jehovah was looking with favor upon Abel and his offering, 5he did not look with any favor upon Cain and upon his offering. And Cain grew hot with great anger, and his countenance began to fall. 6At this Jehovah said to Cain: “Why are you hot with anger and why has your countenance fallen? 7If you turn to doing good, will there not be an exaltation? But if you do not turn to doing good, there is sin crouching at the entrance, and for you is its craving; and will you, for your part, get the mastery over it?” 8After that Cain said to Abel his brother: [“Let us go over into the field.”] So it came about that while they were in the field Cain proceeded to assault Abel his brother and kill him. 9Later on Jehovah said to Cain: “Where is Abel your brother?” and he said: “I do not know. Am I my brother’s guardian?” 10At this he said: “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground. 11And now you are cursed in banishment from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood at your hand. 12When you cultivate the ground, it will not give you back its power. A wanderer and a fugitive you will become in the earth.” 13At this Cain said to Jehovah: “My punishment for error is too great to carry. 14Here you are actually driving me this day from off the surface of the ground, and from your face I shall be concealed; and I must become a wanderer and fugitive on the earth, and it is certain that anyone finding me will kill me.” 15At this Jehovah said to him: “For that reason anyone killing Cain must suffer vengeance seven times.”And so Jehovah set up a sign for Cain in order that no one finding him should strike him. 16With that Cain went away from the face of Jehovah and took up residence in the land of Fugitiveness to the east of E´den. 17Afterward Cain had intercourse with his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to E´noch. Then he engaged in building a city and called the city’s name by the name of his son E´noch. 18Later there was born to E´noch I´rad. And I´rad became father to Me·hu´ja·el, and Me·hu´ja·el became father to Me·thu´sha·el, and Me·thu´sha·el became father to La´mech. 19And La´mech proceeded to take two wives for himself. The name of the first was A´dah and the name of the second was Zil´lah. 20In time A´dah gave birth to Ja´bal. He proved to be the founder of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21And the name of his brother was Ju´bal. He proved to be the founder of all those who handle the harp and the pipe. 22As for Zil´lah, she too gave birth to Tu´bal-cain, the forger of every sort of tool of copper and iron. And the sister of Tu´bal-cain was Na´a·mah. 23Consequently La´mech composed these words for his wives A´dah and Zil´lah: “Hear my voice, you wives of La´mech; Then La´mech seventy times and seven.” 25And Adam proceeded to have intercourse again with his wife and so she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, because, as she said: “God has appointed another seed in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” 26And to Seth also there was born a son and he proceeded to call his name E´nosh. At that time a start was made of calling on the name of Jehovah. |
| 1 John 3 |
| (11-12) For this is the message which YOU have heard from [the] beginning, that we should have love for one another; 12not like Cain, who originated with the wicked one and slaughtered his brother. And for the sake of what did he slaughter him? Because his own works were wicked, but those of his brother [were] righteous. |
| John 11 |
| (25) Jesus said to her: “I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; |
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Citations consist of 28 unique verses from 3 Books.