If thou do well, shalt thou not be [a]accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the [b]door: also unto thee his [c]desire shall be subject, and thou shalt rule over him.

¶ Then Cain spake unto Abel his brother. And (A)when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Then the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. [d]Am I my brother’s keeper?

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:7 Both thou and thy sacrifice shall be acceptable to me.
  2. Genesis 4:7 Sin shall still torment thy conscience.
  3. Genesis 4:7 The dignity of the firstborn is given to Cain over Abel.
  4. Genesis 4:9 This is the nature of the reprobate when they are reproved of their hypocrisy, even to neglect God and despite him.

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