Trinity/After Pentecost · The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Genesis 4:1-15
Cain and Abel
August 16, 2026
Overview & Insights
"If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door." (Genesis 4:7)
Cain and Abel each bring an offering to the LORD, and when Abel's is accepted and his own is not, Cain rises up and kills his brother in the field. God confronts Cain, sends him out as a restless wanderer, yet marks him so that no one who finds him will kill him.
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Commentary
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Genesis Chapter 4 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the offerings, the first murder, and the mark of Cain.
Genesis 4:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators on Cain and Abel, the rejected offering, and sin crouching at the door.
Genesis 4, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the two brothers, the murder, and God's judgment and mercy.
Genesis 4 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references worked verse by verse through the story of Cain and Abel.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 4 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links for Cain and Abel.
Genesis 4:1 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for offering, sin, and the mark.
Enter the Bible: Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Genesis, its primeval history, and the spread of sin after Eden.
Overview: Genesis (Chapters 1-11) BibleProject
An animated overview of the primeval history that sets Cain and Abel within the growth of human sin.
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