King James Version

Matthew 3:6

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “River” (ποταμῷ) before by here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontowere baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were baptized”, an ongoing action in the pastG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.were baptizedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸορδάνῃiordanēJordanἸορδάνης (iordanēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jordan”, the to- or for-formG2446the Jordan, a great river flowing due south and bounding Galilee, Samaria, and Judea on the east.Jordanποταμῷpotamōriverποταμός (potamos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “river”, the to- or for-formG4215a river, torrent, stream.ὑπ’hupbyὑπό (hupo)preposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.αὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoito agreeἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to agree”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “sins”, the object formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Douay-Rheims

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

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