Strong's Lexicon By faith Πίστει (Pistei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. Abel Ἅβελ (Habel) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 6: Abel, second son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain. Of Hebrew origin; Abel, the son of Adam. offered προσήνεγκεν (prosēnenken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4374: From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. a better πλείονα (pleiona) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion. sacrifice θυσίαν (thysian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2378: Abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering. From thuo; sacrifice. than παρὰ (para) Preposition Strong's Greek 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. Cain [did]. Κάϊν (Kain) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2535: (Hebrew), Cain, son of Adam and Eve and brother of Abel. Of Hebrew origin; Cain, the son of Adam. By δι’ (di’) Preposition Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [faith] ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. he was commended ἐμαρτυρήθη (emartyrēthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. as εἶναι (einai) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. righteous δίκαιος (dikaios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. [when] God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. gave approval μαρτυροῦντος (martyrountos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify. to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. gifts. δώροις (dōrois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 1435: A gift, present. A present; specially, a sacrifice. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. by δι’ (di’) Preposition Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [faith] αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. he still speaks, λαλεῖ (lalei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. [even though] he is dead. ἀποθανὼν (apothanōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBy faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. Young's Literal Translation by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak. Holman Christian Standard Bible By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith. New American Standard Bible By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. King James Bible 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 {5625;2980:5719}. Parallel Verses New International Version By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. New Living Translation It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel's offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith. English Standard Version By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. New American Standard Bible By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith. International Standard Version By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead. NET Bible By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead. American Standard Version By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh. English Revised Version By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness in respect of his gifts: and through it he being dead yet speaketh. Young's Literal Translation by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak. Cross References Genesis 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: Genesis 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Hebrews 11:2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 2 Peter 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Jude 1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Jump to Previous Abel Acceptable Bearing Better Cain Dead Excellent Faith Gifts Obtained Offered Received Respect Righteous Sacrifice Speaketh Speaks Testifying Testimony WitnessJump to Next Abel Acceptable Bearing Better Cain Dead Excellent Faith Gifts Obtained Offered Received Respect Righteous Sacrifice Speaketh Speaks Testifying Testimony WitnessLinks Hebrews 11:4 NIVHebrews 11:4 NLT Hebrews 11:4 ESV Hebrews 11:4 NASB Hebrews 11:4 KJV Hebrews 11:4 Bible Apps Hebrews 11:4 Parallel Hebrews 11:4 Biblia Paralela Hebrews 11:4 Chinese Bible Hebrews 11:4 French Bible Hebrews 11:4 German Bible Hebrews 11:4 Commentaries Bible Hub |
    |