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# Connecting Statement:
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Here John teaches believers how they can recognize each other by the way they live; he teaches his readers to love each other.
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# General Information:
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Cain and Abel were the first sons of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman.
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# We should not be like Cain
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"We should not do as Cain did"
# brother
This refers to Cain's younger brother Abel.
# Why did he kill him? Because
John uses a question to teach his audience. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "He killed him because" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# his works were evil and his brother's righteous
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The words "works were" are also understood in the second phrase. AT: "Cain's works were evil and his brother's works were righteous" or "Cain did evil things and his brother did what was right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/cain]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]