Matthew 3:6

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Summary

Matthew 3:6

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Were

Confessing

General references

Luke 1:16

Bible References

Were

“I baptize you with water for repentance,

but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized,

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

He sent the message to the Israelites, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all.

Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Having been buried with Him in baptism, you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

He saved us—
not by works of righteousness that we had done,
but according to His mercy,
through the washing of regeneration
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.

Confessing

Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ wrongdoings and rebellious acts—all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.

“But if they will confess their sin and the sin of their fathers—their unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, and how they acted with hostility toward Me,

The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.

So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you, tell me what you have done. Don’t hide anything from me.”

He will look at men and say,
“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
yet I did not get what I deserved.

Then I acknowledged my sin to You
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
“I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and You took away the guilt of my sin.Selah

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands—

The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices,

And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

General references

He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.