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confess

Meaning of “confess”

To make confession; to disclose faults, or the state of the conscience.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
28 occurrences26 verses17 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Leviticus 5:5

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2 Chronicles 6:24
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¶ And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:24 · retained source text

¶ And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they haue sinned against thee, and shall returne and confesse thy Name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house:

1611 marginal noteOr, bee smitten.

1611 marginal noteOr, towards.

2 Chronicles 6:26
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¶ When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:26 · retained source text

¶ When the heauen is shut vp, and there is no raine, because they haue sinned against thee: yet if they pray towards this place, and confesse thy Name, and turne from their sinne, when thou doest afflict them:

1611 marginal note1.King. 17.1.

Complete reference index — all 26 verses
Leviticus 5:5Leviticus 16:21Leviticus 26:40Numbers 5:71 Kings 8:331 Kings 8:352 Chronicles 6:242 Chronicles 6:26Nehemiah 1:6Job 40:14Psalms 32:5Matthew 10:32Luke 12:8John 9:22John 12:42Acts 23:8Acts 24:14Romans 10:9Romans 14:11Romans 15:9Philippians 2:11James 5:161 John 1:91 John 4:152 John 1:7Revelation 3:5

Where “confess” appears

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Leviticus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew2 occurrences
1 verseLuke2 occurrences
1 verseJohn2 occurrences
2 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesRomans3 occurrences
3 versesPhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 John2 occurrences
2 verses2 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To make confession; to disclose faults, or the state of the conscience.

volume 1, leaf 456, column 1 (main_dictionary)