Bible Verses About Exomologesis And Public Confession

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Direct Bible verse on confessing sins to one another.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Direct Bible verse on mouth confession and salvation.

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Directly contrasts concealment with confession and mercy.

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

Believers confessed and showed their deeds.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Baptismal confession of sins.

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Explicit confession of iniquity.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Direct forgiveness promise for confession.

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

Confessing sin before guilt and sacrifice.

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

Corporate confession of sin before God.

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

Acknowledging transgressions before God.

If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Repent and pray for forgiveness.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Repentance and blotting out sins.

Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Confess with the mouth and believe in the heart.

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

People stood and confessed sins together.

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

Direct verse about confessing before men.

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

Repentance toward God and faith toward Christ.

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

Parallel verse about confessing before angels.