Matthew 3:6

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

⁵ Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem, of all Judea, and the whole country about Jordan, came to him: ⁶ and having confess'd their sins, they were baptized by him in Jordan. ⁷ but when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadduces come to his baptism, he said to them, "Ye brood of vipers, who has warned you to fly from the wrath to come?

Confessing Their Sins

Jordan

Acts 19:18

many that believed came to confess, and give an account of their past actions.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you with water to lead you to repentance; but he that cometh after me, is my superiour, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the effusion of the holy Ghost, in the appearance of fire:

Matthew 3:13-16

Then went Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John.

Mark 1:5

all Judea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to meet him, and having confess'd their sins, he baptized them in the river Jordan.

Acts 1:5

" for John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the holy ghost, not many days hence."

Acts 2:38-41

Peter replied, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit.

Mark 1:8-9

I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the effusion of the holy Ghost.

Luke 3:16

he address'd himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water; but there is one coming, who is superiour to me, whose shoes I am unworthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the holy spirit, under the appearance of fire.

Luke 15:18-21

I will depart, and go to my father, and say to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee;

John 1:25-28

"why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elias, nor any other prophet?"

John 1:31-33

I knew him not: but therefore am I come baptizing with water, that he might be manifest to Israel.

John 3:23-25

and baptized, while John was likewise baptizing in Enon, near Salim, it being a place abounding with water: so that people came to be baptized there.

Acts 10:36-38

this was what he communicated to the children of Israel, proclaiming salvation by Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of all mankind.

Acts 11:16

then I remember'd that expression of the Lord, "John baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the holy spirit."

Acts 19:4-5

upon which Paul said, John indeed administer'd the baptism of repentance, but with this admonition, that they should believe in him, who was to come after, that is, in Jesus the Messias.

Acts 22:16

why should you now delay? arise, be baptized, and cleansed from your sins, by invoking the name of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:2

and were all baptized into the Mosaical institution by the cloud, and by the sea;

Colossians 2:12

which were buried (as Christ was) in your baptism, by virtue of which you rise (as he did) to a new life, through a belief of that divine power, which raised him from the dead.

Titus 3:5-6

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

Hebrews 6:2

the doctrine of baptisms, and laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment:

Hebrews 9:10

only in matters relating to meats and drinks, and divers baptisms, meer external rites which were to subsist only till the time of reformation.

James 5:16

confess then to one another the offences you have committed, and pray for one another, that you may be healed; the fervent prayer of a virtuous man has great influence.

1 Peter 3:21

thus baptism, which corresponds to the deluge, does now save us, not as it is a cleansing from external filth, but as it is an engagement to lead a divine life, from the belief of the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 1:9

if we confess our sins, as he is faithful and just, he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all iniquity.