Matthew 3:6
and were baptized in the Jordan River, publicly admitting their sins.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In Context
5People came to him from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and the entire Jordan region,
Cross References
Leviticus 16:21Then he will put both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wrongs of the Israelites, all their acts of rebellion, and all their sins. He is to put them on the goat's head and send it away into the desert, taken there by a man chosen to do it.
Numbers 5:7and must confess their sin. They have to pay the full amount of compensation plus one-fifth of its value, and give this to the person they have wronged.
Job 33:27They sing, and tell others, ‘I sinned, I distorted what is right, but it did not do me any good.
Proverbs 28:13People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.
Daniel 9:4I prayed to the Lord my God, and confessed, saying, “Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always keep your promises and show your trustworthy love to those who love you and keep your commandments.
Matthew 3:13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
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 →