“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.” (Leviticus 5:5)
“If they shall confess their iniquity....I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: …for I am YAHWAH their God.” (Leviticus 26:40, 44)
“I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto YAHWAH; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.” (Psalm 32:5)
“And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.” (Matthew 3:6)
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before angles of God.” (Matthew 10:32)
“And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.” (Mark 1:5)
“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess also before my Father which is in heaven.” (Luke 12:8)
“But what saith it (Deuteronomy 30:14)? ‘The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart’: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 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.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:8-10)
“For it is written (Isaiah 45:23), As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” (Romans 14:11)
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11)
“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.” (James 5:16) “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
“Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” (1 John 4:2-3)
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:15)
“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.” (2 John 1:7)