THE APOSTLES CREED &

THE NICENE CREED

The relation of the Nicene Creed to the Apostles' Creed may be seen from the following table:

The Apostles' Creed; Received Text.	The Nicene Creed, as Enlarged A.D. 381.
(The clauses in brackets are the later additions.)	(The words in brackets are Western changes.)
1. I believe in God the Father Almighty,	1. We [I] believe [The Greek reads the plural (πιστεύομεν), but the Latin and English versions have substituted for it the singular ( credo , I believe), in accordance with the Apostles' Creed and the more subjective character of the Western churches.] in one God the Father Almighty,
[Maker of heaven and earth].	Maker of heaven and earth,
	And of all things visible and invisible.
2. And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord;	2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
	the only-begotten Son of God,
	Begotten of the Father before all worlds;
	[God of God],
	Light of Light.
	Very God of very God,

	Begotten, not made,
	Being of one substance with the Father;
	By whom all things were made;
3. Who was [conceived] by the Holy Ghost,	3. Who, for us men, and for our salvation,
Born of the Virgin Mary;	came down from heaven,
	And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
	the Virgin Mary,
	And was made man
4. [Suffered] under Pontius Pilate, was crucified [dead], and buried;	4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
	And suffered and was buried;
[He descended into Hades];	* * * * *
5. The third day he rose again from the dead;	5. And the third day he rose again,
	According to the Scriptures;
6. He ascended into heaven,	6. And ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of [God] the Father [Almighty];	And sitteth on the right hand of the Father;
7. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.	7. And he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;
	Whose kingdom shall have no end.
8. And [I believe] in the Holy Ghost;	8. And [I believe] in the Holy Ghost,
	The Lord, and Giver of life;
	Who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son];
	Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified;
	Who spake by the Prophets.
9. The holy [catholic] Church;	9. And [I believe] in [The Greek reads εἰς μίαν . . . ἐκκλησίαν, but the Latin and English versions, in conformity with the Apostles' Creed, mostly omit in before ecclesiam.] one holy catholic and apostolic Church;
[The communion of saints];	* * * * *
10. The forgiveness of sins;	10. We [I] acknowledge [Here and in art. 11 the singular is substituted in Western translations for ὁμολογοῦμεν and προςδοκῶμεν .] one baptism for the remission of sins;
11. The resurrection of the flesh [body];	11. And we [I] look for the resurrection of the dead;
12. [And the life everlasting].	12. And the life of the world to come.

Creeds of Christendom Volume I by Schaff, Philip
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