Matthew 3:6
and thei weren waischun of hym in Jordan, `and knowlechiden her synnes.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In Context
5Thanne Jerusalem wente out to hym, and al Judee, and al the cuntre aboute Jordan;
Cross References
Leviticus 16:21and whanne euer eithir hond is set on the heed therof, knowleche the preest alle the wickidnessis of the sones of Israel, and alle the trespassis and synnes `of hem, whiche the preest schal wische to the heed therof, and schal sende hym out in to deseert bi a man maad redi.
Numbers 5:7and han trespassid, thei schulen knowleche her synne, and thei schulen yelde thilke heed, and the fyuethe part aboue, to hym ayens whom thei synneden.
Matthew 3:13Thanne Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan to Joon, to be baptised 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 →