Confess = to admit that you did something wrong or illegal; to talk about or admit something that makes you embarrassed or ashamed; acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness; to disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself)
Leviticus 5:5 when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess in what way they have sinned.
Numbers 5:7 and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.
1 Samuel 7:6 When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah.
Nehemiah 1:6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.
Nehemiah 9:1-3 (NIV) The Israelites Confess Their Sins
9 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. 2 Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3 They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God.
Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Psalm 38:18 I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Isaiah 59:1 [ Sin, Confession and Redemption ] Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.
Daniel 9:4-5 4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:
“Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.
Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Mark 1:5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
John 1:20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
Acts 19:18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.
2 Corinthians 9:13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Thank You, O Lord, that Your Word says confess.
Guilty
Confess
Full restitution plus one-fifth
Fast and confess
let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants
Worship the Lord their God and confess for a quarter of a day
You forgave the guilt
Iniquity
Troubled
Confess – find mercy
Arm of The Lord saves
Ear of The Lord hears
The great and awesome God
Covenant of love
Wicked
Rebelled
Turned away
Confessed & baptized
John confessed freely – I am not the Messiah
Believed
Service
Praise
Obedience
Generosity
Fight the good fight
Take hold of the eternal life
God gives life to everything
God’s solid foundation
Stand firm
The Lord knows
Confess
Pray
Be healed
Righteous person
Powerful
Effective
In Jesus name. Amen
These verses are NIV and found at BibleGateway.com. #bgbg2