Genesis 4:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

If thou doest well

Be accepted

Job 29:4

Proverbs 21:27

Hebrews 11:4

Sin

Genesis 4:8

Romans 7:8

James 1:15

Bible References

If thou doest well

The angel said to him: All right, I will grant you this request too. I will not destroy the city you are talking about.

Araunah gave this to the king and said: May Jehovah your God accept you.

King Ahaziah joined King Joram of Israel in a war against King Hazael of Syria. The armies clashed at Ramoth in Gilead. Joram was wounded in battle.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You did not speak correctly about me, as my servant Job has.

It is not good to accept the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and he lives a long life, yet I know that it will be well with those who respect (reverence) God and worship him.

Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.

What purpose does frankincense come to me from Sheba and the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.

You bring blind, sick and lame animals to sacrifice to me. Do you think there is nothing wrong with that? Try giving an animal like that to the governor! Would he be pleased with you or grant you any favors?

In every nation he accepts every person who respects him and does what is right.

[He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

I request (urge) (implore) you brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

For he that serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of by men.

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the good news of God, that the offering of these nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

This is to the praise of the glory of his kindness, with which he freely honored us, the loved ones.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show righteousness towards their own family, and to repay their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Be accepted

I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was upon my tent.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination! How much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Through this he was commended as righteous. God testified about his gifts. Thus through faith he still speaks even though he is dead.

Sin

While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

But sin, finding occasion, worked out in me through the commandment all manner of coveting. Apart from the law sin is dead.

Then evil desires, when conceived, give birth to sin: and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.