5And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
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If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; …
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Then Peter said unto them, 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 Ghost.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, …
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)We may observe here, I. What the New Testament is—the divine testament, to which we adhere above all that is human ; the new testament, which we advance above that which was old. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God , Mark 1:1. 1. It is gospel ; it is God’s word, and is faithful and true ; see Rev. 19:9 ; 21:5 ; 22:6 . It is a good word , and well worthy of all acceptation ; it brings u…
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