Matthew 3:6

And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

In Context

5Then went out to hym Hierusalem, and all Iurie, and all the region rounde about Iordane,

7But when he sawe many of the Pharisees, and Saducees come to his baptisme, he sayde vnto them. O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the anger to come?

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Cross References

Proverbs 28:13He that hydeth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but whoso knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.

Matthew 3:13Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:2-7

The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all… Read the whole commentary →

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