1
Qayin and Hevel are set before the assembly as the first example of envy becoming bloodshed.
2
Yaaqov's flight from Esav, Yoseph's enslavement, Mosheh's flight, the rebellion against Aharon and Mosheh, and Sha'ul's pursuit of Daviyd are recalled as further warnings.
3
The point is not merely that ancient people envied; it is that envy repeatedly turns brothers into enemies.
4
Qorinthos must therefore recognize its factionalism as participation in an old and destructive pattern.