-- 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 my Father which is in heaven --- Matthew 10:32
-- were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins --- Mark 1:5
-- Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God --- Luke 12:8

Psalm 32:5 KJV
[5] 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.

Proverbs 28:13 KJV
[13] He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

Matthew 3:6 KJV
[6] And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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

Mark 1:5 KJV
[5] And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

Mark 16:16 KJV
[16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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

Romans 10:9-10 KJV
[9] 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. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

1 John 1:9 KJV
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 4:14-15 KJV
[14] And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. [15] Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

Revelation 3:5 KJV
[5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Baptism is a public confession of being a sinner and desiring to be a follower of Jesus.

The Holy Bible says that if we confess our sins, Jesus will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jesus furthered promised that if a person overcomes, he would not blot out is name from the book of life, and would confess his name before his Father and the angels in heaven.

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

1 John 1:9 KJV
[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Revelation 3:5 KJV
[5] He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.