Mark 1:5

Modern English Version

The whole region of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Cross References

Acts 19:18

Many who believed came confessing and telling their deeds.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:23

John also was baptizing in Aenon toward Salim, because much water was there. And people came and were baptized.

John 1:28

These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Matthew 4:25

Great crowds followed Him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not conceal. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.   Selah

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “O my son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give Him praise! Tell me what you have done! Do not hold back anything from me.”

Mark 1:4

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Mark 1:6

John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.

John 5:35

He was a burning and a shining lamp, and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

James 5:16

Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.