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

He obtained

Bible References

Faith

1 John 3:11
because this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

A more

Hebrews 9:22
And nearly all things are cleansed, according to the law, with blood; and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them, because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed on in the error of Balsam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah!

He obtained

Matthew 23:35
that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

And by

Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us??aving thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin??et us run with patience the race lying before us;
Matthew 23:35
that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.