The Apostles' Creed (Biblical Sources)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic* Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
* catholic means "universal" and is not a reference to the Roman Catholic Church.
Where we received the Apostles Creed from the Bible; with an OT and a NT reference.
This resource comes from a very old orthodox Lutheran theology book, dating back to the 17th century. It unknown precisely which book this derives from.
| I believe | (Hab. 2:4; Rom. 4:5) |
| In God | (Deut. 6:4 1 Cor. 8:6) |
| The Father | (Psalm 89:27; Matthew 7:11) |
| Almighty | (Genesis 7:1; 2 Cor. 6:18) |
| Maker of heaven and earth | (Psalm 33:6; John 5:17) |
| And in Jesus | (Zech 9:9; Matthew 1:21) |
| Christ | (Daniel 9:24; John 3:34) |
| His only | (Zechariah 13:7; John 1:14) |
| Son | (Psalm 2:7; Matthew 16:16) |
| Our Lord | (Jeremiah 23:6; John 20:28) |
| Who was conceived | (Jeremiah 31:22; Luke 1:31) |
| By the Holy Spirit | (Daniel 2:45; Matthew 1:20) |
| Born | (Isaiah 9:6; John 1:14) |
| Of the Virgin Mary | (Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:43) |
| Suffered | (Isaiah 50:6; Luke 23:25) |
| Under Pontius Pilate | (Psalm 2:2; Luke 18:32) |
| Was crucified | (Psalm 22:17; John 3:14) |
| Died | (Daniel 9:26; Rom. 5:8) |
| And was buried | (Isaiah 53:9; John 12:24) |
| Descended into hell | (Psalm 16:10; Ephesians 4:9) |
| And on the third day | (Hosea 6:2; Matthew 26:32; Acts 10:40-41) |
| He rose again from the dead | (Isaiah 63:1; 2 Timothy 2:8) |
| Ascended into heaven | (Psalm 68:19; Col. 2:15) |
| And sits at the right hand of the God the Father Almighty | (Psalm 110:1; Mark 16:19) |
| From thence he will come | (Isaiah 66:15; Acts 1:11) |
| To judge | (Wisdom 6:6; Acts 17:31) |
| The living and the dead | (Daniel 12:2; 1 Cor. 15:51) |
| I believe in the Holy Spirit | (Zechariah 12:10; John 15:26) |
| The holy | (Psalm 45:14; Ephesians 5:26) |
| Christian Church | (Psalm 22:26; Matthew 16:18) |
| The communion of saints | (Exodus 19:5; Ephesians 4:3) |
| The forgiveness of sins | (Psalm 32:1; Acts 10:43) |
| The resurrection of the body | (Isaiah 66:14; John 5:28) |
| And the life everlasting | (Psalm 16:11; 1 Peter 1:4) |
| Amen! | (Psalm 72:19; 2 Cor. 1:20) |