3:12 Cain. John thus confirms the historicity of the record of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4). Note also Matthew 23:35; Hebrews 11:4; 12:24.
3:12 wicked one. Though a child of Adam and Eve, the very first family, Cain was called a child of the devil.
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