Hebrews 11:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

By fayth Abel offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain: by whiche he was witnessed to be ryghteous, God testifiyng of his gyftes: by which also he beyng dead, yet speaketh.

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  • Gen 4:3-5 : 3 And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde: 4 Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation. 5 But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.
  • Gen 4:10 : 10 And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 That vpon you may come all the ryghteous blood, which hath ben shed vpon the earth, from the blood of ryghteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom ye slewe betwene the temple & the aulter.
  • Heb 12:24 : 24 And to Iesus the mediatour of the newe couenaunt, and to the blood of sprinklyng, that speaketh better then that of Abel.
  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Wo be vnto the, for they haue folowed the way of Cain, and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake, and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The Lorde abhorreth the sacrifice of the vngodly: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto hym.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomination: howe muche more when they offer the thing that is gotten with wickednesse?
  • Gen 4:25 : 25 Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe.
  • Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came a fire out from before the Lorde, and consumed vpon the aulter the burnt offering & the fat: Whiche when all the people sawe, they gaue thankes, and fell on their faces.
  • 1 Kgs 18:38 : 38 And the fire of the Lord fel, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the duste, and licked vp the water that was in the pit.
  • Gen 4:8 : 8 And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him.
  • 1 John 3:11-12 : 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another. 12 Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.
  • Luke 11:51 : 51 From the blood of Abel, vnto ye blood of Zacharie, whiche perished betwene the aulter & the temple: Ueryly I saye vnto you, it shalbe required of this nation.
  • Heb 9:22 : 22 And almost all thynges are by ye lawe pourged with blood, and without sheddyng of blood is no remission.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Wherfore, seyng that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, lay away all that presseth downe, & the sinne that hangeth so fast on, let vs run with patience vnto the battayle that is set before vs:
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They confesse that they knowe God: but with workes they denie hym, seyng they are abhominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.
  • Gen 4:15 : 15 And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym.

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  • Heb 11:1-3
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    1Fayth is the grounde of thynges hoped for, the euidence of thynges not seene.

    2For by it, the elders obtayned a good report.

    3Through fayth, we vnderstande that the worldes were ordeined by the word of God, and that thynges whiche are seene, were made of thynges whiche were not seene.

  • Gen 4:2-5
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    2And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde.

    3And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde:

    4Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.

    5But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.

  • Heb 11:5-11
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    5By fayth was Enoch translated, that he shoulde not see death, neither was he founde, for God had taken hym away: For afore he was taken away, he was reported of to haue pleased God.

    6But without fayth it is vnpossible to please hym: For he that cometh to God, must beleue that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him.

    7By fayth Noe beyng warned of God of thinges not seene as yet, moued with reuerence, prepared the arke to the sauyng of his house, through the whiche arke he condempned the worlde, and became heire of the righteousnes which is by fayth.

    8By fayth Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce: and he went out, not knowyng whyther he shoulde go.

    9By fayth he remoued into the lande of promise, as into a straunge countrey, whe he had dwelt in tabernacles, with Isaac and Iacob, heires with hym of the same promise:

    10For he loked for a citie hauyng a foundation, whose buylder and maker is God.

    11Through fayth also Sara her selfe receaued strength to conceaue seede, and was delyuered of a chylde whe she was past age, because she iudged hym faythfull which had promised.

  • Heb 11:17-20
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    17By fayth Abraham offered by Isaac when he was proued: and he that had receaued the promises, offered vp his only begotten sonne:

    18To whom it was saide, that in Isaac shall thy seede be called.

    19For he considered that God was able to rayse the dead vp agayne, fro whence also he receaued hym in a similitude of the resurrection.

    20By fayth did Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau, concernyng thynges to come.

  • Heb 12:24
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    24And to Iesus the mediatour of the newe couenaunt, and to the blood of sprinklyng, that speaketh better then that of Abel.

  • Gen 4:8
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    8And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him.

  • Heb 11:27-28
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    27By fayth he forsoke Egypt, fearyng not the wrath of the kyng: For he endured, euen as though he had seene him which is inuisible.

    28Through fayth, he ordeyned the Passouer and the effusion of blood, lest he that destroyed the first borne, shoulde touche them.

  • Heb 11:39
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    39And these all through fayth, obteyned good report, and receaued not the promise:

  • Jas 2:21-22
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    21Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter?

    22Seest thou not, howe ye faith wrought with his deedes, and through ye deedes was the fayth made perfect?

  • Heb 11:13
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    13These all dyed according to fayth, not hauing receaued the promises, but seing them a farre of, and beleuyng, and salutyng, and confessyng that they were straungers and pilgrimes on the earth.

  • Heb 7:8
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    8And here men that dye, receaue tithes: but there he receaueth them of whom it is witnessed that he lyueth.

  • Gen 4:10
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    10And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde.

  • Rom 4:3
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    3For what sayth the scripture? Abraham beleued God, and it was counted vnto hym for ryghteousnes.

  • Gal 3:6
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    6Euen as Abraham beleued God, & it was ascribed to hym for righteousnesse.

  • Rom 4:19
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    19And he faynted not in the fayth, nor considered his owne body nowe dead, when he was almost an hundred yeres old, neither yet the deadnesse o Saraes wombe.

  • Rom 4:5
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    5To hym that worketh not, but beleueth on hym that iustifieth the vngodly, his fayth is counted for ryghteousnes.

  • Heb 11:33
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    33Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteyned the promises, stopped the mouthes of the Lions,

  • 1 John 3:12
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    12Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.

  • Jas 2:17
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    17Euen so, fayth, yf it haue not deedes, is dead in it selfe:

  • Heb 13:15
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    15By hym therfore, do we offer sacrifice of laude alwayes to God: that is, the fruite of lippes confessyng his name.

  • Heb 11:22
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    22By fayth Ioseph when he dyed, remembred the departyng of the chyldren of Israel, and gaue commaundement of his bones.

  • Rom 1:17
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    17For by it is the ryghteousnes of God opened fro fayth to fayth. As it is written: the iuste shall lyue by fayth.

  • Jas 2:26
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    26For as the body without the spirite is dead: euen so, fayth without workes, is dead also

  • Rom 4:17
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    17(As it is written, that I haue made thee a father of many nations) before God, whom he beleued, which restoreth the dead vnto life, and calleth those thynges whiche be not, as though they were.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6And Abram beleued the Lord, & that counted he to hym for righteousnesse.

  • Rom 4:22
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    22And therfore was it reckened to hym for righteousnes.