Bible Cross References
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Matthew 3:11
I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;
Matthew 3:13-16
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Then Jesus comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be immersed by him.
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But John tried to prevent Him, saying, I need to be immersed by You, and do You come to me?
15
But Jesus answered and said to him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.
16
And when He had been immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.
Ezekiel 36:25
Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your defilement and from all your idols.
Mark 1:8
I indeed immerse you in water, but He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:9
And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.
Luke 3:16
John answered, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
John 1:25-28
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And they asked him, saying, Why then do you immerse if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
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John answered them, saying, I immerse in water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.
27
It is He who, arriving after me, appeared in history before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.
28
These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
John 1:31-33
31
I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I come immersing in water.
32
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending out of Heaven like a dove, and He abode upon Him.
33
I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
John 3:23-25
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And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.
24
For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25
Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purification.
Acts 1:5
for John truly immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
Acts 2:38-41
38
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39
For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.
40
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
41
Then those who gladly received his word were immersed; and that day about three thousand souls were added.
Acts 10:36-38
36
The Word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all);
37
that Word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the immersion which John preached:
38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 11:16
Then I remembered the Word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:4
Then Paul said, John indeed immersed with an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Acts 19:5
When they heard this, they were immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18
And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.
1 Corinthians 10:2
and all were immersed into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
Colossians 2:12
buried with Him in immersion, in which you also were raised with Him through the faith of the working of God, who raised Him out from the dead.
Titus 3:5
not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:6
whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Hebrews 6:2
of the doctrine of immersion, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Hebrews 9:10
concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time when things were set right.
1 Peter 3:21
There is also an antitype which now saves us; immersion (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
confessing
Leviticus 16:21
And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, and all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is there, ready.
Leviticus 26:40
But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me,
Numbers 5:7
then they shall confess the sin which they have done. He shall make restitution for his trespass in full, add a fifth to it, and give it to the one he has wronged.
Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory to Jehovah the God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and please tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.
Job 33:27
Then he observes men and says, I have sinned, and perverted what was right; and it has not been equaled to me.
Job 33:28
He has redeemed my soul from passing over to the Pit, and my life shall see the light.
Psalm 32:5
I declared my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgression to Jehovah, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his sins shall not prosper; but he who confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
Daniel 9:4
And I prayed to Jehovah my God, and made my confession, saying, O Lord, the great and awesome Mighty God, keeping the covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,
Mark 1:5
And all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all immersed by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
Luke 15:18-21
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I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you,
19
and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.
20
And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
21
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:18
And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.
Acts 22:16
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man is mighty.
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.