Genesis 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
And the LORD said vnto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?
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- Isaiah 1:18Rank 1 from verse 6
18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
18Come now and let vs reason together, saith the LORD: though your sinnes be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimsin, they shall be as wooll.
- Luke 15:31–32Rank 3 from verse 6
31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
31And he said vnto him, Sonne, thou art euer with me, and all that I haue is thine.
32It was meete that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and was lost, and is found.
- Jeremiah 2:31Rank 4 from verse 6
31¶ O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
31¶ *†O generation, see yee the word of the LORD: haue I beene a wildernesse vnto Israel? a land of darkenesse? wherefore say my people; We are LORDs, we will come no more vnto thee?
- Matthew 20:15Rank 5 from verse 6
- Micah 6:3–5Rank 6 from verse 6
3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
3O my people, what haue I done vnto thee, and wherein haue I wearied thee? testifie against me.
4*For I brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of seruants, and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron and Miriam.
5*††O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the sonne of Beor answered him from Shittim vnto Gilgal, that yee may know the righteousnesse of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 2:5Rank 7 from verse 6
5¶ Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
5¶ Thus sayth the LORD, What iniquitie haue your fathers found in me, that they are gone farre from mee, and haue walked after vanitie, and are become vaine?
- John 4:8–11Rank 8 from verse 6
8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
8For his disciples were gone away vnto the city to buy meate.
9Then saith the woman of Samaria vnto him, How is it that thou, being a Iewe, askest drinke of me, which am a woman of Samaria? For the Iewes haue no dealings with the Samaritanes.
10Iesus answered, and said vnto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that sayth to thee, Giue me to drinke; thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee would haue giuen thee liuing water.
11The woman saith vnto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to drawe with, and the Well is deepe: from whence then hast thou that liuing water?
- 1 Chronicles 13:11–13Rank 9 from verse 6
11And David was displeased, because the Lord had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day.
12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
13So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11And Dauid was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach vpon Uzza; wherefore that place is called †Perez-Uzza, to this day.
12And Dauid was afraide of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the Arke of God home to me?
13So Dauid †brought not the Arke home to himselfe to the city of Dauid, but caried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
- John 4:1–4Rank 10 from verse 6
1WHEN therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
3He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.
4And he must needs go through Samaria.
1¶ When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized moe disciples then Iohn,
2(Though Iesus himselfe baptized not, but his disciples:)
3He left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.
4And hee must needs goe thorow Samaria.
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Genesis 4:6
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Angry; moved with anger or displeasure.
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countenance
1. The face, or its appearance or expression. 2. Favour, regard, or presence expressed toward someone. 3. To favour or support.
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1. Come or gone down from a higher or upright position; dropped or collapsed. 2. Slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or declined from a former position or state. 3. Come upon, into, under, or away from a person, thing, place, condition, influence, or relation. 4. Assigned or allotted. 5. In “fallen out,” happened or resulted. 6. In “fallen to,” gone over or surrendered to another side.
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4:1AND Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
4:1¶ And Adam knew Eue his wife, and shee conceiued, and bare Cain, and said, I haue gotten a man from the LORD.
4:2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
4:2And she againe bare his brother †Abel, and Abel was a †keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
4:3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
4:3And †in processe of time it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the ground, an offering vnto the LORD.
4:4And 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:
4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his †flocke, and of the fat thereof: and the LORD had *respect vnto Abel, and to his offering.
4:5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
4:5But vnto Cain, and to his offring he had not respect: and Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
4:6And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
4:6And the LORD said vnto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?
Selected passage4:7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
4:7If thou doe well, shalt thou not ‖be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: And ‖vnto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule ouer him.
4:8And 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.
4:8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to passe *when they were in the field, that Cain rose vp against Abel his brother, and slew him.