Mark 1:33

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.

He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

The farmer sows the word.

The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.

“Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms.

“Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,

They found him and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized;

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.