Matthew
Matthew 3:6
6Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confessing | ἐξομολογούμενοι | exomologoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1843 I consent fully, confess |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| sins | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
| they were baptized | ἐβαπτίζοντο | ebaptizonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| by | ὑπ’ | hyp’ | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Jordan | Ἰορδάνῃ | Iordanē | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2446 the Jordan |
| River | ποταμῷ | potamō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4215 a river, torrent |
Cross-references
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Acts 19:18 · Matthew 3:13–16 · 1 John 1:9 · John 1:25–28 · Hebrews 9:10 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Matthew 3:11 · Acts 2:38–41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.