76 occurrences in 12 translations

'Confess' in the Bible

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:

Verse ConceptsIncurring GuiltRepentance, Nature OfSin OfferingSin ConfessedConfession of sinGuiltconfessing

And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

Verse ConceptsWorship, Elements OfLaying On Of HandsAnimal Sacrifices, As A Type Of ChristHands On HeadsDriving Out AnimalsLaying Hands On SacrificesSin Confessed

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;

Verse ConceptsTreacherySin ConfessedConfession of sinForgiving Yourselfconfessingactinggrandfathers

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.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FifthSin Confessedconfessing

When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:

Verse ConceptsdefeatSin Brings Impoverishment

When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:

Verse ConceptsLack Of RainSigns Of RepentanceSin Brings ImpoverishmentSin Producing Afflictions

And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;

Verse Conceptsdefeat

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

Verse ConceptsClosing Up

Now confess this to the LORD God of your ancestors, and separate yourselves from the nations of the land and from foreign wives."

Verse ConceptsMarriages, Believers With UnbelieversParticipation, In SinFellowship With WickedSeparation From Evil PeopleSin ConfessedActual Divorces

Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightNightPeople Of God, In OtWatchfulness, DivinePrayer, Offered WithSin ConfessedPay Attention O God!We Have Sinnedconfessinggrandfathers

"I confess the sins that we Israelis have committed against you. Both I and my father's house have sinned. We have abandoned you by not keeping your commands, your ceremonies, and your judgments that you proscribed to your servant Moses.

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordBreaking God's Law

and the seed of Israel are separated from all sons of a stranger, and stand and confess concerning their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers,

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Believer's Relation ToForeignersWorship, Elements OfSeparation From Evil PeopleAvoiding ForeignersSin Confessedconfessing

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Verse Conceptsconfessing

To the Overseer, 'On the Death of Labben.' -- A Psalm of David. I confess, O Jehovah, with all my heart, I recount all Thy wonders,

Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritMiracles, Responses ToMusicRenewed HeartPraise, Should Be Offered ByWe Thank GodThank YouGrateful Heart

Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,

Verse ConceptsGentiles, In OtPraiseHymnsRevival, PersonalMissionsI Will Sing PraisesWe Thank God

When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.

Verse ConceptsDecayWasteConviction Of SinConfession of sin

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

Verse ConceptsPraiseFaith, Necessity OfTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithDepression, Solutions ToI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!DepressionAntidepressantsDespair

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSelf PityI Am SadGod HelpsTrust In God!Hope For The RighteousGrieving With HopeDepressionDespair

Confess Thee do peoples, O God, Confess Thee do peoples -- all of them.

Verse ConceptsPraise The Lord!

and the heavens confess Thy wonders, O Jehovah, Thy faithfulness also is in an assembly of holy ones.

Verse ConceptsPraiseAstronomyPraise To God Is Fitting

Let them [reverently] praise Your great and awesome name;Holy is He.

Verse ConceptsAdventurePraisePraise The Lord!Praise And WorshipIn His Name

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsSon Of ManThank God!

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsThank God!

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

Verse ConceptsThank God!

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

Verse ConceptsThank God!Goodness

Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesWe Thank God

I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].

Verse ConceptsGod AnsweredGod My SalvationWe Thank GodThank YouGrateful HeartThanksgiving And GratitudeGod Answering PrayersThanksanswers

I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfPraise, Should Be Offered ByGod's Word Is RighteousWe Thank God

I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

Verse ConceptsBowingCeremoniesPraise, Reasons ForPrayer, And WorshipWorship, Reasons ForLovingkindnessBowing Before GodGod's TruthWe Thank God

O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.

I confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.

Verse ConceptsAmazingBeautifulGod, Perfection OfGuardiansLife, HumanMan, Creation OfAnatomyAcneWe Thank GodEating DisordersThank Youfearlesspersonality

Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!

Verse ConceptsPrisonersFriends SurroundingPlenty Through GodGod Freeing CaptivesWe Thank GodSpiritual crownsThe SoulGoodnesssoulfreejail

Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

Verse ConceptsPraising God

O Lord our God, other masters besides You have ruled us;But through You alone we confess Your name.

Verse ConceptsMagnifying GodGod Alonedominion

This is what the Lord says:The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cushand the Sabeans, men of stature,will come over to youand will be yours;they will follow you,they will come over in chainsand bow down to you.They will confess to you:God is indeed with you, and there is no other;there is no other God.

Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodEthiopiaChainsMission, Of IsraelTradeMerchandiseAfricaCommerceGod With YouTall PeopleNo Other Is GodPerspective

However, you must confess that you have done wrong, and that you have rebelled against the Lord your God. You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree, and have not obeyed my commands,' says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelSin, Nature OfAcknowledge, SinSin ConfessedWorship At TreesRebellion against GodGuilt

Lord, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.

Verse ConceptsSin, Effects OfAcknowledge, SinSelf KnowledgeWe Have SinnedGuiltAcknowledgedconfessing

But I will let a small number of them survive the sword, famine, and pestilence, so that they can confess all their abominable practices to the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the Lord."

Verse ConceptsSmall RemnantsNo More FamineSurvivors Of IsraelFew PeopleRepenting Of AbominationsSin Confessed

And I pray to Jehovah my God, and confess, and say: 'I beseech Thee, O Lord God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness to those loving Him, and to those keeping His commands;

Verse ConceptsConfession, Examples OfCommitment, to GodSin ConfessedGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps CovenantConfession of sinconfessing

And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together.

Verse ConceptsGiftsAliancesAmbition, negative aspects ofWicked RulersJudgesPower, HumanReward, HumanSkillRulers, WickedCharacter Of WickedGuileAmbidextrousTwo Of Body PartsContinuing In SinLording It

These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Forms OfSynagogueFear, Of PersecutionFear Of ManDisfellowshipExcommunicationFear Of EnemiesBelieving In Christ

Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.

Verse ConceptsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfReligious AwakeningsSin ConfessedThings Revealedconfessing

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Verse ConceptsFeetKneelingPraiseTonguePraise To God Is Fittingconfessing

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

Verse ConceptsThe Gentiles ConversionI Will Sing PraisesI Will Praise You With MusicPraise God For His Benefits

Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],

Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfIndividualismParticipation, In ChristPraise, Reasons ForCharacter Of SaintsGlorifying GodObeying The GospelServiceSharingThankfulness To OthersSpreading The GospelMinistry

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Verse ConceptsAntichristFalse Doctrine, Nature OfDocetismEnemies Of GodSpirit Of AntichristLast Hour

Bible Theasaurus

Acknowledge (102 instances)
Concede (2 instances)
Confess (76 instances)
Profess (16 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ידה 
Yadah 
Usage: 114

תּודה 
Towdah 
Usage: 32

ἐξομολογέω 
Exomologeo 
Usage: 8

ὁμολογέω 
Homologeo 
Usage: 19

ὁμολογία 
Homologia 
Usage: 6

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