Matthew 3:6

New Century Version

They confessed their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Cross References

Ezra 10:1

As Ezra was praying and confessing and crying and throwing himself down in front of the Temple, a large group of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him who were also crying loudly.

Psalm 32:5

Then I confessed my sins to you and didn’t hide my guilt. I said, “I will confess my sins to the Lord,” and you forgave my guilt.Selah

Proverbs 28:13

If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.

Ezekiel 36:25

Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and your idols.

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God and told him about all of our sins. I said, “Lord, you are a great God who causes fear and wonder. You keep your agreement of love with all who love you and obey your commands.

Leviticus 16:21

He will put both his hands on the head of the living goat, and he will confess over it all the sins and crimes of Israel. In this way Aaron will put the people’s sins on the goat’s head. Then he will send the goat away into the desert, and a man who has been appointed will lead the goat away.

Leviticus 26:40

“ ‘But maybe the people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors; maybe they will admit they turned against me and sinned against me,

Numbers 5:7

and must admit the wrong that has been done. The person must fully pay for the wrong that has been done, adding one-fifth to it, and giving it to the person who was wronged.

Matthew 3:11

“I baptize you with water to show that your hearts and lives have changed. But there is one coming after me who is greater than I am, whose sandals I am not good enough to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Mark 1:5

All the people from Judea and Jerusalem were going out to him. They confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Luke 1:16

He will help many people of Israel return to the Lord their God.

Luke 3:16

John answered everyone, “I baptize you with water, but there is one coming who is greater than I am. I am not good enough to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Acts 1:5

John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 11:16

Then I remembered the words of the Lord. He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

Acts 19:18

Many of the believers began to confess openly and tell all the evil things they had done.

Acts 22:16

Now, why wait any longer? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, trusting in him to save you.’

1 Corinthians 10:2

They were all baptized as followers of Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Colossians 2:12

When you were baptized, you were buried with Christ, and you were raised up with him through your faith in God’s power that was shown when he raised Christ from the dead.

Hebrews 6:2

We should not return to the teaching about baptisms, about laying on of hands, about the raising of the dead and eternal judgment.

Hebrews 9:10

These gifts and sacrifices were only about food and drink and special washings. They were rules for the body, to be followed until the time of God’s new way.

James 5:16

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen.

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord, the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don’t try to hide anything from me.”

1 Peter 3:21

And that water is like baptism that now saves you—not the washing of dirt from the body, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. And this is because Jesus Christ was raised from the dead.

1 John 1:9

But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.