and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, (A)confessing their sins.

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

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And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (A)confessing their sins.

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The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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11 for it is written,

(A)“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall confess[a] to God.”

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  1. Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise

11 It is written:

“‘As surely as I live,’(A) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
    every tongue will acknowledge God.’”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23

16 Therefore, (A)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (B)that you may be healed. (C)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a]

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  1. James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power

16 Therefore confess your sins(A) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(B) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(C)

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