³ So it came about ^[a]in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the ground. ^4 (A)Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And ^(B)the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering; ⁵ but ^(C)for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So ^(D)Cain became very angry and his face ^[b]was gloomy. ⁶ Then the Lord said to Cain, “^(E)Why are you angry? And why is your face ^[c]gloomy? ^7 (F)If you do well, ^[d]will your face not be ^[e]cheerful? ^(G)And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, ^(H)but you must master it.” ⁸ Cain ^[f]talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and ^(I)killed him.

⁴ By faith ^(A)Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he was ^(B)attested to be righteous, God testifying ^[a]about his ^(C)gifts, and through ^[b]faith, though ^(D)he is dead, he still speaks.

¹² not as ^(A)Cain, who was of ^(B)the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because ^(C)his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.