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God is not taken with the cabinet, but with the jewel; He first respected Abel's faith and sincerity, and then his sacrifice; He disrespected Cain's infidelity and hypocrisy, and then his offering.

(S. Charnock.)

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KJV: 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.

WEB: By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.