Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Faith
A more
He obtained
And by
Bible References
Faith
1 John 3:11
For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
A more
Hebrews 9:22
And almost all things are purified by blood according to the law, and without effusion of blood there is no remission of sin.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God; but in works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Jude 1:11
Wo unto them! for they have walked in the way of Cain, and have eagerly run in Balaam's erroneous path of hire, and have perished in opposition, like Corah.
He obtained
Matthew 23:35
that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.
And by
Hebrews 12:1
THEREFORE also seeing we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and that most easily besetting sin, let us run with patience the race lying before us,
Matthew 23:35
that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.