Leviticus 16:21
16:21 Aaron is to lay his two hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities of the Israelites and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins,
and thus he is to put them
on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man standing ready.
Leviticus 26:40
26:40 However, when
they confess their iniquity and their ancestors’ iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me,
by which they also walked
in hostility against me
Job 33:27-28
33:27 That person sings to others, saying:
‘I have sinned and falsified what is right,
but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
33:28 He redeemed my life
from going down to the place of corruption,
and my life sees the light!’
Psalms 32:5
32:5 Then I confessed my sin;
I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.
I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.”
And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)
Proverbs 28:13
28:13 The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper,
but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Jeremiah 3:13
3:13 However, you must confess that you have done wrong,
and that you have rebelled against the Lord your God.
You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree,
and have not obeyed my commands,’ says the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:63
16:63 Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent
when I make atonement for all you have done,
declares the sovereign
Lord.’”
Ezekiel 36:31
36:31 Then you will remember your evil behavior
and your deeds which were not good; you will loathe yourselves on account of your sins and your abominable deeds.
Matthew 3:6
3:6 and he was baptizing them
in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
Romans 10:10
10:10 For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness
and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.
Romans 10:1
10:1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.
Romans 1:9
1:9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel
of his Son, is my witness that
I continually remember you