Genesis 4:4-10
4and Abel also brought of athe firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord bhad regard for Abel and his offering, 5but cfor Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 dIf you do well, will you not be accepted? ▼▼Hebrew will there not be a lifting up [of your face]?
And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. fIts desire is contrary to ▼▼Or is toward
you, but you must rule over it.” 8Cain spoke to Abel his brother. ▼
▼Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field
And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and ikilled him. 9Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, j“I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood kis crying to me from the ground. Exodus 10:3
3So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to lhumble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.Job 15:25-26
25Because he has stretched out his hand against Godand defies the Almighty,
26 mrunning nstubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;
Job 40:8-9
8Will you even put me in the wrong?Will you condemn me that oyou may be in the right?
9Have you pan arm like God,
and can you thunder with qa voice like his?
Ecclesiastes 9:3
3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that rthe same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and smadness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.John 11:47-53
47So the chief priests and the Pharisees tgathered uthe council and said, v“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and wthe Romans will come and take away both our xplace and our nation.” 49But one of them, yCaiaphas, zwho was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. 50Nor do you understand that aait is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” 51He did not say this of his own accord, but abbeing high priest that year ache prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52and adnot for the nation only, but also aeto gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 53So from that day on they afmade plans to put him to death.John 11:57
57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.
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