Matthew 3:6

Were baptized [ε β α π τ ι ζ ο ν τ ο]. See on Mark 7:4. Confessing their sins [ε ξ ο μ ο λ ο γ ο υ μ ε ν ο ι τ α ς α μ α ρ τ ι α ς α υ τ ω ν]. The words imply :

1. That confession was connected with baptism. They were baptized while in the act of confessing.

2. An open confession, not a private one to John (ejx, compare Acts 19:18; James 5:16).

3. An individual confession; possibly a specific one. (See Luke 3:10-15.)