The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Acts 19:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Many also of those who were now believers came making full confession and thoroughly exposing their [former deceptive and evil] practices. American Standard Version (1901) Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. Common English Bible Many of those who had come to believe came, confessing their past practices. Catholic Public Domain Version And many believers were arriving, confessing, and announcing their deeds. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And many of them that believed, came confessing and declaring their deeds. |
The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Only acknowledge your guilt – you have rebelled against the Lord your God. You have scattered your favours to strangers under every green tree and have not obeyed me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
‘ “You will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.
Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and rebellious acts #– #all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.
‘But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors #– #their unfaithfulness that they practised against me, and how they acted with hostility towards me,
and they were baptised by him in the River Jordan, confessing their sins.
When this became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, they became afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high esteem.
while many of those who had practised magic collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.