Topic
Confession Of Sin
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.
He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah
Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. — read the full passage →
Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
whose soever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
When therefore it was evening, on that day, the firstdayof the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →
for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that wherein he hath sinned:
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile. — read the full passage →
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy precepts and from thine ordinances;
and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. — read the full passage →
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; — read the full passage →
Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore. — read the full passage →
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: — read the full passage →
Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,
Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.
And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me, — read the full passage →
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.
And there went out unto him all the country of Judæa, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me,
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, — read the full passage →
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments,
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. — read the full passage →
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.
But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;
There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. — read the full passage →
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. — read the full passage →
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.
O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. — read the full passage →
Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.
O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. — read the full passage →
but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? — read the full passage →
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. — read the full passage →
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; — read the full passage →
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the rather, because they that partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. These things teach and exhort.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →
And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing. — read the full passage →
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you. — read the full passage →
Jesus therefore said to them again, Peace be unto you: as the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →
ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →
Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.