Hebrews 11:4

4By faithΠίστειa more excellentπλείοναsacrificeθυσίανAbelἍβελthanπαρὰCainΚάϊνofferedπροσήνεγκεντῷto Godθεῷ,throughδι’whichἧςhe was testifiedἐμαρτυρήθηto beεἶναιrighteousδίκαιος,bearing witnessμαρτυροῦντοςtoἐπὶtheτοῖςgiftsδώροιςof himαὐτοῦτοῦGodθεοῦ,andκαὶthroughδι’itαὐτῆςhaving diedἀποθανὼνstillἔτιhe speaksλαλεῖ.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts; and through it, having died, he still speaks.

Vocab difficulty

81.3

Rare words

  • Ἅβελ

    Ἅβελ

    Abel, second son of Adam and Eve, brother of Cain.

  • Κάϊν

    Κάϊν

    (Hebrew), Cain, son of Adam and Eve and brother of Abel.