KJV dictionary & concordance

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

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

2 word occurrences in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Matthew 10:32 · retained source text

Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse mee before men, him will I confesse also before my Father which is in heauen.

1611 marginal noteLuk. 12.8.

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Historical English dictionary sources

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

volume 1, leaf 456, column 1 (main_dictionary)