Mark 1:5

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Cross References

Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

Proverbs 28:13

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

Matthew 4:25

And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.

Mark 1:4

John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 1:6

Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey.

John 1:28

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

John 3:23

John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized.

John 5:35

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

Acts 19:18

Many also of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.

Acts 2:38

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

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects.

Joshua 7:19

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and render praise to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”