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But God was not pleased with Cain and his gift. So Cain became very angry. His face looked sad.[a]

Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why do you look sad? If you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you do not do the right thing, sin will be very near to you. It will be like a wild animal at your door that is ready to eat you. But you must become its master.’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:5 Cain was angry because God was not happy with him and his gift. Cain did not try to learn what God really wanted as a gift. Instead, Cain showed God that he was angry.
  2. 4:7 God told Cain that, if he continued to do wrong things, sin would destroy him. God told Cain that he must turn away from his sins. Then he would accept Cain.