Matthew 3:6
and were being immersed in the Jordan river, by him, openly confessing their sins.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 16:21And Aaron shall lean his two hands upon the head of the living goat, and confess over him, all the iniquities of the sons of Israel, and all their transgressions, to the extent of all their sins,—and shall put them upon the head of the goat, and then send him away, by the hand of a man appointed towards the desert:
Numbers 5:7then shall they confess their sin which they have done, and he shall make good that wherein he is guilty, in the principal thereof, and the fifth part thereof, shall he add thereunto,—and give to him against whom he is guilty,
Job 33:27He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his transgressions, shall not prosper, but, he that confesseth and forsaketh, shall find compassion.
Daniel 9:4yea I prayed unto Yahweh my God, and made confession,—and said—I beseech thee, O Lord, the GOD great and to be revered, keeping the covenant and the lovingkindness, to them who love him, and to them who keep his commandments.
Matthew 3:13Then, cometh Jesus, from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John,—to be immersed 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 →