The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

(Text of 381 A.D.)

 We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty, 

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

 

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, 

the only Son of God, 

eternally begotten of the Father,

Light from Light, 

true God from true God, 

begotten, not made, 

of one Being with the Father. 

Through him all things were made.

For us all and for our salvation,

he came down from heaven:

by (the power of) the Holy Spirit

he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,

and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; 

he suffered (death) and was buried.

On the third day he rose (again) from the dead

in accordance with the scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living

and the dead, 

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father.

Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped 

and glorified, who has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism 

for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

        and the life of the world age to come.  

Amen

 English text based on Prayers We Have in Common, agreed liturgical texts prepared by the International Consultation on English Texts, 2^nd rev. ed., Philadelphia, 1975, p. 6.