The Nicene Creed (*Marks an article of the
creed)
*I believe
in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all
things visible and invisible;
*And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, the Only-Begotten;
Begotten of the Father before all
worlds, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten not made: of
one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made;
*Who for us men and for
our salvation came down from Heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy
Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
*And was crucified
also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried;
*And
the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
*And
ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father;
*And He shall come
again with glory to judge the living and the dead, Whose Kingdom
shall have no end.
*And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
and Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the (+)
Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke by
the prophets;
*And I believe in One Holy Catholic and Apostolic
Church.
*I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
*I
look for the resurrection of the dead,
*And
the life of the world to come. - Amen.
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Scriptural references for the Nicene Creed
I believe in (Romans
10: 8-10; 1 John 4: 15)
Rom
10:8
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even
in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we
preach;
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Rom
10:11
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed.
1Jn
4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in
him, and he in God.
One God (Deuteronomy
6: 4-6, Ephesians 4: 1-7)
Deu
6:4
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is
one LORD:
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deu
6:6
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine
heart:
Eph
4:1
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Eph 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Eph 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
The Father
(Matthew 6: 9-13)
Mat
6:9
After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Almighty,
(Exodus 6: 3)
Exo
6:3
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the
name of
God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Creator of heaven and earth,
(Genesis 1: 1)
Gen
1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
and of all things visible and
invisible;
(Colossians 1: 15-16)
Col
1:15
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature:
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
and in one Lord, Jesus
Christ, (Acts 11:
9-17)
Saint Peter's vision and instruction to take the
Gospel to all mankind:
Act
11:9
But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed,
that
call not thou common.
Act 11:10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
Act 11:11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
Act 11:12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
Act 11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
Act 11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Act 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Act 11:17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Son of God
(Matthew 14: 33; 16: 16)
Mat
14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.
Mat
16:16
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.
begotten (John
1: 18; 3: 15-17)
Joh
1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in
the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
begotten of the Father before
all ages; (John
1: 1-3)
Joh
1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Light of Light (Psalm
27: I; John 8: 12; Matthew 17: 2-5)
Psa
27:1
A
Psalm
of David.
The LORD is
my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is
the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Joh
8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I
am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in
darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Mat
17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,
and his raiment was white as the light.
Mat 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Mat 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mat
17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and
behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
true God of true God,
(John 17: 1-5)
Mat
17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother,
and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Mat 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Mat 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Mat 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
of one essence with the
Father, (John 10:
30)
Joh
10:30
I
and
my
Father
are one.
through Whom all things were made; (Hebrews 1: 1-2)
Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Who for us and for our salvation (I Timothy 2: 4-5)
1Ti 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1Ti 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
came down from the heavens ((John 6: 33-
35)
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Joh 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
and was incarnate by the Holy
Spirit and the Virgin Mary, (Luke
1: 35)
Luk
1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come
upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.
and became man. (John
1: 14)
Joh
1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth.
Crucified for us (Mark
15: 25; I Corinthians 15: 3)
Mar
15:25
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
1Co
15:3
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how
that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
under Pontius Pilate, (John 1: 14) (Mat:27:24-26
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Mat 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Mat 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
Mat 27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
He suffered, (Mark
8: 31)
Mar
8:31
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
things, and be rejected of the elders, and of
the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days
rise again.
and was buried; (Luke
23: 53; I Corinthians 15: 4)
Luk
23:53
And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a
sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was
laid.
1Co
15:4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:
Rising on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
(Luke 24: 1; 1 Cor. 15: 4)
Luk
24:1
Now upon the first day
of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre,
bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others
with them.
1Co
15:4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures:
And ascending into the
heavens, (Luke
24: 51; Acts 1: 9-11)
Luk
24:51
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them,
and carried up into heaven.
Act
1:9
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken
up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Act
1:11
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
He is seated at the right
hand of the Father; (Mark
16: 19; Acts 7: 55)
Mar
16:19
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into
heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Act
7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into
heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right
hand of God,
And
coming again in glory (Matthew
24: 27)
Mat
24:27
For
as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the
west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
to judge the living and dead,
(Acts 10: 42;
II Timothy 4: 1)
Act
10:42
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it
is he which was ordained of God to
be
the Judge of quick and dead.
2Ti
4:1
I charge thee
therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
His kingodom shall have no
end; (2 Peter 1:
11)
2Pe
1:11
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
And in the holy Spirit,
(John 14:
26)
Joh
14:26
But
the Comforter,
which
is
the
Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you
all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you.
Lord
(Acts 5: 3-4)
Act
5:3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to
the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part
of the price of the land?
Act 5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
the Giver of life, (Genesis
1: 2)
Gen
1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face
of the waters.
Who proceeds from the Father,
(John 15:
26)
Joh
15:26
But
when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the
Father,
even
the
Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify
of me:
Who together with the Father
and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
(Matthew 3: 16- 17)
Mat
3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Who spoke through the
prophets; (I
Samuel 19: 20; Ezekiel 11: 5, 13)
1Sa
19:20
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company
of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as
appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of
Saul, and they also prophesied.
Eze
11:5
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak;
Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know
the things that come into your mind, every
one of
them.
Eze
11:13
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of
Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud
voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the
remnant of Israel?
In one, (Matthew
16: 18)
Mat
16:18
And
I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
holy, (I
Peter 2: 5, 9)
1Pe 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1Pe
2:9
But ye are
a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
catholic (Mark
16: 15) (Ico 12:13) (Eph 4:4-6)
Mar
16:15
And he said unto them, Go
ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
1Co_12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one
body,
whether we
be
Jews or Gentiles, whether we
be
bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Eph
4:4
There
is
one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your
calling;
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Eph 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
and apostolic Church; (Acts
2: 42; Ephesians 2: 19-22)
Act
2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and
fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Eph
2:19
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Eph 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Eph 2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Eph
2:22
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.
I acknowledge one baptism for
the remission of sins; (Ephesians
4: 5)
Eph
4:5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Act
2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
I expect the resurrection of
the dead; (John
11: 24; I Cor. 15: 12-49)
Joh
11:24
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the
resurrection at the last day.
1Co
15:12
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some
among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1Co 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
1Co 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
1Co 15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
1Co 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
1Co 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
1Co 15:18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1Co 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
1Co 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
1Co 15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
1Co 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
1Co 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1Co 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1Co 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
1Co 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
1Co 15:29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
1Co 15:30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
1Co 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
1Co 15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
1Co 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
1Co 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
The Resurrection Body
1Co 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
1Co 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
1Co 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
1Co 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
1Co 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
1Co 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
1Co 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
1Co 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1Co 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
1Co 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
1Co 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
1Co 15:46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1Co 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
1Co 15:48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
1Co
15:49
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly.
And the life of the age to
come. (Mark 10:
29-30)
Mar
10:29
And Jesus answered and said, Verily
I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
sake, and the gospel's,
Mar 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Amen. (Psalm
106:48)
Psa
106:48
Blessed be
the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all
the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
(The translation used is from the text approved 1993 by His Eminence, Metropolitan Isaiah)
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