Matthew 3:6

Translations

Modern

Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Traditional

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

Literal

And they were being baptized in the Jordan River by him, confessing their sins.

Latin

…et baptizabantur ab eo in Jordane, confitentes peccata sua.

Original

Greek

English

Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Notes

Matthew 3:5–6

John's ministry became so popular that many people from Jerusalem and Judea came to hear him.
Confessing their sins: Those who listened to John's preaching and turned away from sin were ready to accept the ministry of Jesus (Luke 7:27, 29).
they were baptized: John's practice of baptism might have started with the Old Testament idea of purification (see Isaiah 1:16; 4:4; Ezekiel 36:25).

Theme notes and profiles

John the Baptist Baptism God’s Plan to Restore Returning to the Lord

Events

John the Baptist Begins Ministryc. AD 26

Related verses

Acts 19:18
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 3:13–16
At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Hebrews 9:10
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Ezekiel 36:25
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.
John 1:25–28
…asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
Matthew 3:11
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Acts 2:38–41
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Daniel 9:4
And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Leviticus 16:21
Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
Acts 11:16
Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Hebrews 6:2
…instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Parallels

Isaiah 40:1–5 Mark 1:1–8 Luke 3:1–20 John 1:19–28

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Baptism of Jesus Desert Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ

Topics

Baptism: Administered to Only to Professing Believers Baptism: As Administered by John Baptism: Confession of Sin Necessary To Baptism: John's Christian Minister: Faithful: John the Baptist Confessing Sins John: His Influence Upon the Public Mind Jordan: John the Baptist Immerses In Repentance: The Jews, by the Preaching of John the Baptist Rivers: Baptism often Performed In Sin: Forgiveness of the River Jordan: Remarkable Events Connected With: Baptism of Multitudes by John the Baptist

Matthew 3:6

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