and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”

So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.