The Nicene Creed

01 Jan 0325 · 4 min read

The Nicene Creed has summarized essential Biblical faith for the last 1700 years.

The Father

I Believe - Rom. 10:9, Jas 2:19, John 14:1

In one God, - Deut. 6:4, Is. 44:6

The Father - Is. 63:16, 2 Pet 1:17, Matt. 6:9

Almighty, - Gen. 17:1, Ps. 91:1, Rev. 4:8

Maker - Job 4:17, 35:10, Is. 17:7, 54:5

of heaven - Gen 1:1, 8

and earth - Ps. 104:5, Jer. 51:15

and of all things - Gen 1:31

visible and invisible. Ps. 89:11-12, Amos 4:13, Rev. 3:5, Col. 1:16

The Son

And in one Lord - Eph. 4:5

Jesus Christ, - Acts 10:36, 11:17, Rom. 1:7, 5:1, 1 Cor 1:2, 6:11, 2 Cor. 1:2, 8:, Gal. 1:3, 6:14, Eph. 1:2, 3:11, Phil. 1:2, 3:20, Col. 1:3, 2:6, 1 Thes. 1:1, 5:9, 2 Thes. 1:1, 2:14, 1 Tim. 6:3, 14, 2 Tim. 1:2, Philemon 1:3, 25, Heb. 13:20, Jas. 1:1, 2:1, 1 Pet. 1:3, 3:15, 2 Pet. 1:8, 14, Jude 17, 21, Rev. 22:20-21

the only-begotten, - John 1:18

Son of God, - Matt 3:17, John 3:16

Begotten of His Father, - Heb. 1:5

Before all worlds, - John 1:1, Col. 1:17, 1 John 1:1

begotten, - John 1:1, Heb. 1:5

Not Made, - Mic. 5:2, John 1:18, 17:5

Being of one substance with the Father, - John 10:30, 14:9

By whom all things were made; - 1 Cor. 8:6, Col 1:16

Who for us men - Matt 20:28, John 10:10

and for our salvation - Matt 1:21, Luke 19:10

came down from heaven - Rom. 10:6, Eph. 4:10

and was incarnate - Col. 2:9

by the Holy Ghost - Matt 1:18

of the Virgin Mary - Luke 1:34-35

__and was made man; __ - John 1:14

and was crucified - Matt. 20:19, John 19:18, Rom. 5:6, 8, 2 Cor. 13:4

also for us - Rom. 5:8, 2 Cor. 5:15

under Pontius Pilate. - Matt. 27:2, 26, 1 Tim 6:13

He suffered - 1 Pet. 2:21, Heb. 2:10

and was buried. - Mark 15:46, 1 Cor. 15:4

And the third day - Matt. 27:63, 28:1, 1 Cor. 15:4

He rose again - Mark 16:6, 2 Tim. 2:8

according to the Scriptures - Ps. 16:10, Luke 24:25-27, 1 Cor. 15:4

and ascended - Luke 24:51, Acts 1:9

Into heaven - Mark 16:19, Acts 1:11

and sitteth at the right hand of the Father. Ps. 110:1, Matt. 26:64, Acts 7:56, Heb. 1:3

And He will come again - Jn. 14:3, 1 Thes. 4:16

with glory - Matt. 16:27, 24:30, 25:31, 26:64, Mark. 8:38, Col. 3:4

to judge - Matt. 25:31-46, Acts 17:31

both the quick and the dead, - Acts 10:42, 1 Pet. 4:5

whose kingdom - John 18:36, 2 Tim. 4:1, 18

shall have no end. - Luke 1:33, Rev. 11:15, Ps. 145:13

The Holy Ghost

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, - Matt. 28:19, Acts 13:2

The Lord - 2 Cor. 3:17

And giver of life, - John 6:63, Rom. 7:6, 8:2, 2 Cor. 3:6

who proceedeth from the father - John 14:16-17

and the Son, - John 15:26, Rom. 8:9, Gal. 4:6

Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped - Luke 4:8, John 4:24

and glorified - John 4:24, 1 Tim. 1:17

Who spake by the prophets. - 1 Pet. 1:10-11, 2 Pet 1:21

And I believe in one - 1 Cor. 10:16-17, 12:12-13

Holy - Eph. 3:16-17, 5:27, 1 Pet. 2:9

Christian - 1 Cor. 1:2

and Apostolic - Eph. 2:20, Rev. 21:14

Church, - Acts 20:28, Eph. 1:22-23, Col. 1:24, Heb. 12:23, 1 Pet. 2:9

I acknowledge one Baptism - John 3:5, Rom. 6:3, Eph. 4:5

For the remission of sins, - Acts 2:38, 1 Pet. 3:21, Tit. 3:5

And I look for the resurrection of the dead - 1 Thes. 4:16, 1 Cor. 15:12-13, 16, 52

And the life of the world to come. - 1 Cor 15:54-57, Rev. 22:5

Amen. - Ps. 41:13, 2 Cor. 1:20