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Matthew 3:6

They allowed themselves to be baptized by him in the Jordan River while confessing (openly acknowledging) their sins [just before baptism when they stood in the water].
[The Greek word for baptism is baptizo, which literally means "to dip into." There is a difference between John's baptism of repentance and the baptism of believers in the name of the Lord Jesus, see Acts 19:3. John's baptism was preparatory and was about repentance from sin, not necessarily in connection with confessing Jesus as Lord. Believer's baptism only takes on its full meaning after Jesus' resurrection, see Matt. 28:19. In baptism, the believer identifies with Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, see Rom. 6:4–8. This act shows that one dies to oneself, buries one's old sinful nature, and becomes a new creation in Jesus. Baptism is preceded by personal repentance and a change of heart and is accompanied by the promise of the Helper, the Holy Spirit, who gives the power to live the new life, see Acts 2:38; Matt. 3:11.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

καὶ   ἐβαπτίζοντο   ἐν   τῷ   Ἰορδάνῃ   ποταμῷ   ὑπ᾽   αὐτοῦ   ἐξομολογούμενοι   τὰς   ἁμαρτίας   αὐτῶν.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

καὶ   ἐβαπτίζοντο   ἐν   τῷ   Ἰορδάνῃ   ποταμῷ   ὑπ᾽   αὐτοῦ   ἐξομολογούμενοι   τὰς   ἁμαρτίας   αὐτῶν.¶  

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TR has 11 Words, NA has 12 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0907
 ἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto)
 were being baptized
VERB Verb
imp. pass. ind. imperfect passive indicative
pl. third person plural
V-IPI-3P
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῷ (to)
 the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
T-DSM
G2446
 Ἰορδάνῃ (Iordane)
 Jordan
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
Location (location)
 N-DSM-L
G4215
 ποταμῷ (potamo)
 River
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G5259
 ὑπ᾽ (yp)
 by
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 him,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G1843
 ἐξομολογούμενοι (exomologoymenoi)
 confessing
VERB Verb
pres. middle part. present middle Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-PMP-NPM
G3588
 τὰς (tas)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
T-APF
G0266
 ἁμαρτίας (amartias)
 sins
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
N-APF
G0846
 αὐτῶν.¶ (ayton.)
 of them.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
P-GPM

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