Matthew 3:6
and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In Context
5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;
Cross References
Job 33:27He shall sing among men, and say, “I sinned; I acted perversely; Yet hath he not requited me for it:
Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; But he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Daniel 9:4And I prayed to Jehovah, my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and terrible God, who keepeth the covenant and mercy to them that love him and keep his commandments!
Matthew 3:13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by 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 →