1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
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Study Note
The reference to Cain as 'of the wicked one' (ek tou ponērou) interprets Genesis 4 through a dualistic lens that goes beyond the Hebrew text's interest in sibling rivalry, identifying Cain's fratricide as an expression of devil-inspired opposition to righteousness. The rhetorical question 'wherefore slew he him?' answered by 'because his own works were evil and his brother's righteous' establishes the logic of hatred-as-response-to-righteousness that the preceding verse (v. 11) and the subsequent warning about the world's hatred (v. 13) develop. This reading of Cain as the archetypal figure of murderous envy appears in Jude 11 and Hebrews 11:4 (Abel's better sacrifice) and in early Jewish texts (Wisdom 10:3; Philo), suggesting a tradition of moral-theological Cain exegesis. The verse grounds the community's expectation of external hostility in the fundamental cleavage between righteousness and unrighteousness.
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not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
not as Cain--of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
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