Genesis 4:7 — If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong th… — CEV | maBible

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7 If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling. But you did the wrong thing, and now sin is waiting to attack you like a lion. Sin wants to destroy you, but don't let it!

Passage themes

Doing good pleases God — If thou doest well
The accepted offering — shalt thou not be accepted?
Sin lying in wait — sin lieth at the door
The desire to master — unto thee shall be his desire

Notes and references

you would be smiling: Or “I would have accepted your offering.”

Did you know?

Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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