Hebrews

Hebrews 11:4

⁴By 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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By faith	Πίστει	Pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
Abel	Ἅβελ	Habel	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G6 Abel
offered	προσήνεγκεν	prosēnenken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4374 I bring to, offer
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
a better	πλείονα	pleiona	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
sacrifice	θυσίαν	thysian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2378 a sacrifice
than	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
Cain	Κάϊν	Kain	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2535 Cain
By	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
he was commended	ἐμαρτυρήθη	emartyrēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3140 I witness, testify
as	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
righteous	δίκαιος	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
gave approval	μαρτυροῦντος	martyrountos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3140 I witness, testify
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
gifts	δώροις	dōrois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G1435 a gift, present
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
by	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
he still speaks	λαλεῖ	lalei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
he is dead	ἀποθανὼν	apothanōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G599 I am dying, am about to die

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 4:3–5 · 1 John 3:11–12 · Hebrews 12:24 · Genesis 4:10 · Matthew 23:35 · Proverbs 15:8 · Jude 1:11 · Hebrews 9:22 · Genesis 4:8 · Genesis 4:15 · Hebrews 12:1 · Genesis 4:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.