¹⁸ Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.

¹⁰ For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

⁶ Confessing their sins, they were baptized^(A) by him in the Jordan River.

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^(A) and purify us from all unrighteousness.^(B)

³¹ Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.^(A)

⁶³ Then, when I make atonement^(A) for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed^(B) and never again open your mouth^(C) because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(D)’”