some verses on confession.

Matthew 3:11
"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come
one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of
heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 22:1
Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'

Matthew 23:1
Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you
evildoers!

Matthew10:32
"Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him
before my Father in heaven.

Luke 12:8
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man
will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

John 1:15
John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he
of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was
before me.'"

John 1:16
From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after
another.

John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ.

John 1:18
No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the
Father's side, has made him known.

John 9:22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for
already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was
the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

John 9:23
That was why his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

John 9:24
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. "Give glory to
God," they said. "We know this man is a sinner."

John 9:25
He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I
do know. I was blind but now I see!"

John 9:26
Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your
eyes?"

John 9:27
He answered, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do
you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"

John 9:28
Then they hurled insults at him and said, "You are this fellow's
disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

John 9:29
We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don't even
know where he comes from."

John 9:30
The man answered, "Now that is remarkable! You don't know where he
comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

John 12:42
Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.
But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear
they would be put out of the synagogue;

John 12:43
for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.