Matthew 3:6
and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In Context
5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;
Cross References
Leviticus 16:21and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, even all their sins; and he shall put them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a man that is in readiness into the wilderness:
Numbers 5:7then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
Job 33:27He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
Daniel 9:4And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments,
Matthew 3:13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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 →