Genesis 4:6

And the LORde sayd vnto Cain: why art thou angry and why loureste thou? Wotest thou not yf thou dost well thou shalt receave it?

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

In Context

5but vnto Cain and vnto his offrynge looked he not. And Cain was wroth exceadingly and loured.

7But and yf thou dost evell by and by thy synne lyeth open in the dore. Not withstondyng let it be subdued vnto the ad see thou rule it.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:15Ys it not lawfull for me to do as me listeth with myne awne? Ys thyne eye evyll because I am good?

John 4:1Assone as the Lorde had knowledge how the Pharises had hearde that Iesus made and baptised moo disciples then Iohn

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:4-6

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord . 4 And 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: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Here we have, I. The devotions of Cain and Abel. In process of time, when they had made some improvement in their respective callings (Heb. At the end of… Read the whole commentary →

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