Genesis 4:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?””
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“And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper--I?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 4:9 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
- Genesis 37:26Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
- Genesis 37:32They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
- Job 22:13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
- Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Psalms 9:13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
- Psalms 10:13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
- Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- Acts 5:4Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
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