Bible: 1 John 2:1; 4:8-10

2:1 (My little children, 1  I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. 2 ) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate 3  with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One, 4 

4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” 1  While they were in the field, Cain attacked 2  his brother 3  Abel and killed him.

4:9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” 4  And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?” 5  4:10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? 6  The voice 7  of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

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