Mark 1:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

All the people from Judea, including everyone from Jerusalem, came out to John. They confessed the bad things they had done, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Cross References

Acts 19:18

Many of the believers began to confess, telling about all the evil things they had done.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Change your hearts and lives and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ. Then God will forgive your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:23

John was also baptizing people in Aenon, a place near Salim with plenty of water. People were going there to be baptized.

John 1:28

These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.

Matthew 4:25

Large crowds followed him—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and the area across the Jordan River.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Psalm 32:5

But then I decided to confess my sins to the Lord. I stopped hiding my guilt and told you about my sins. And you forgave them all! Selah

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “Son, you must honor the Lord, the God of Israel. Praise him and confess your sins to him. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me.”

Mark 1:4

So John the Baptizer came and was baptizing people in the desert area. He told them to be baptized to show that they wanted to change their lives, and then their sins would be forgiven.

Mark 1:6

John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

John 5:35

John was like a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were happy to enjoy his light for a while.

James 5:16

So always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. Anyone who lives the way God wants can pray, and great things will happen.