12. and to give to the just and holy immortality and eternal glory.
12. into the enjoyment of eternal life and promises of heaven, and judge the wicked with eternal fire.
12. and eternal life through the holy Church.
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| The Apostles' Creed. | Gregory. (Neo Cæsarea.) A.D. 270. | Lucian. (Antioch.) A.D. 300. | Eusebius. (Cæsarea, Pal.) A.D.325. | Cyril. (Jerusalem.) A.D. 350. | Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Creed. A.D. 325 and 881. |
| I believe | [We believe in] | [We believe in] | We believe | We believe | We [I] believe |
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1. in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; |
1. one God the Father; |
1. One God the Father Almighty, Maker and Provider of all things; |
1. in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of all things visible and invisible; |
1. in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; |
1. in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; |
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2. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; |
2. one Lord, … God of God, the image and likeness of the Godhead, … the Wisdom and Power which produces all creation, the true Son of the true Father … |
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ his Son, begotten of the Father before all ages, God of God, Wisdom, Life, Light … |
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, God of God, Light of Light, Life of Life, the only-begotten Son, the first-born of every creature, begotten of God the Father before all ages; by whom all things were made; |
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages, very God, by whom all things were made; |
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 ( ?µ???s??? t? ?at?? ), by whom all things were made; |
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3. who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; |
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3. who was born of a Virgin, according to the Scriptures, and became man … |
3. who for our salvation was made flesh and lived among men; |
3. who was made flesh, and became man; |
3. who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost and [of, ex] the Virgin Mary, and was made man; |
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4. suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; |
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4. who suffered for us; |
4. and suffered; |
4. was crucified, and was buried; |
4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; |
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5. He descended into Hades; the third day he rose from the dead; |
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5. and rose for us on the third day; |
5. and rose on the third day; |
5. rose on the third day; |
5. and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; |
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6. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; |
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6. and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father; |
6. and ascended to the Father; |
6. and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; |
6. and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; |
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7. from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. |
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7. and again is coming with glory and power, to judge the quick and the dead; |
7. and will come again with glory, to judge the quick and the dead. |
7. and will come again in glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end; |
7. and he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end; |
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8. And I believe in the Holy Ghost; |
8. one Holy Ghost, … the minister of sanctification, in whom is revealed God the Father, who is over all things and through all things, and God the Son, who is through all things— a perfect Trinity, not divided nor differing in glory, eternity, and sovereignty … |
8. And in the Holy Ghost, given for consolation and sanctification and perfection to those who believe … |
8. We believe also in the Holy Ghost. |
8. And in one Holy Ghost, the Advocate, who spake in the Prophets. |
8. And [I believe] in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father [and the Son, Filioque], who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the Prophets. |
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9. the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; |
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9. And in one baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; |
9. And [I believe] in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; |
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10. the forgiveness of sins; |
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10. and in one holy Catholic Church; |
10. we [I] acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; |
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11. the resurrection of the body; |
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11. and in the resurrection of the flesh; |
11. and we [I] look for the resurrection of the dead; |
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12. and the life everlasting. |
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12. and in life everlasting ( ???? a?????? ). |
12. and the life of the world to come ( ???? t?? µ?????t?? a????? ). |
| The words in italics in the last column are additions of the second œcumenical Council (381); the words in brackets are Western changes. | |||||