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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
By faith faith, faithfulness N-DFS H4102 Πίστει pistis (pis'-tis)
Abel Abel, a son of Adam N-NMS H6 Ἅβελ Abel (ab'-el)
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offered to bring to, i.e. to offer V-AIA-3S H4374 προσήνεγκεν prosphero (pros-fer'-o)
unto God God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεῷ theos (theh'-os)
sacrifice a sacrifice N-AFS H2378 θυσίαν thusia (thoo-see'-ah)
than from beside, by the side of, by, beside Prep H3844 παρὰ para (par-ah')
Cain, Cain, a son of Adam N-AMS H2535 Κάϊν Kain (kah'-in)
by through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 δι’ dia (dee-ah')
which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-GFS H3739 ἧς hos (hos)
he obtained witness to bear witness, testify V-PPA-GMS H3140 ἐμαρτυρήθη martureo (mar-too-reh'-o)
testifying to bear witness, testify V-PPA-GMS H3140 μαρτυροῦντος martureo (mar-too-reh'-o)
righteous, correct, righteous, by impl. innocent Adj-NMS H1342 δίκαιος dikaios (dik'-ah-yos)
God God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theos (theh'-os)
of on, upon Prep H1909 ἐπὶ epi (ep-ee')
gifts: a gift, present, spec. a sacrifice N-DNP H1435 δώροις doron (do'-ron)
by through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 δι’ dia (dee-ah')
he being dead to die V-APA-NMS H599 ἀποθανὼν apothnesko (ap-oth-nace'-ko)
yet still, yet Adv H2089 ἔτι eti (et'-ee)
speaketh to talk V-PIA-3S H2980 λαλεῖ laleo (lal-eh'-o)

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Abel

Abel  (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain ( Genesis 4:1-16 ). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruit... View Details

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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.
Berean Bible By faith Abel offered unto to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by through which he obtained witness that he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of bearing witness to his gifts: gifts; and by it through it, having died, he being dead yet speaketh.still speaks.
Hebrew Greek English By faith Abel offered unto to God a more excellent better sacrifice than Cain, by through which he obtained witness the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of about his gifts: gifts, and by it through faith, though he being dead yet speaketh.is dead, he still speaks.
New American Standard Bible 1995 By faith Abel offered unto to God a more excellent better sacrifice than Cain, by through which he obtained witness the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of about his gifts: gifts, and by it through faith, though he being dead yet speaketh.is dead, he still speaks.