^5 (A)Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

¹⁸ And many who had believed came ^(A)confessing and telling their deeds.

³⁸ Then Peter said to them, ^(A)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the ^[a]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

^5 (A)Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him ^6 (B)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we ^(A)confess our sins, He is ^(B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to ^(C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we ^(D)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

²³ Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near ^(A)Salim, because there was much water there. ^(B)And they came and were baptized.

²⁸ These things were done ^(A)in ^[a]Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

^25 (A)Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from ^[a]Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.