The word in Scripture

Confess in the Bible

The word confess appears 28 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To confess is to agree with God about our sin and to own Christ before others. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What confess means in the Bible

To confess is to agree with God about our sin and to own Christ before others.

Where the word confess appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word confess appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“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.”Psalms 32:5

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”Matthew 10:32

“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:”Luke 12:8

“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.”John 9:22

“Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:”John 12:42

“For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”Romans 14:11

“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”Philippians 2:11

“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