NICENE CREED
Latin/Old/New
Credo in unum Deum,
We believe in one God,
Patrem omnipotentem,
the Father, the Almighty,
factorem caeli et terrae,
maker of heaven and earth,
visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
of all that is seen and unseen.of all things visible and invisible.
Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum,
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
Filium Dei unigenitum,
the only Son of God,
et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
eternally begotten of the Father.
Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine,
God from God, Light from Light,
Deum verum de Deo vero,
true God from true God,
genitum non factum,
begotten, not made,
consubstantialem Patri;
one in being with the Father.consubstantial to the father
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Through Him all things were made.
Qui propter nos homines et propter nostram salutem
For us men and for our salvationFor us and for our salvation
descendit de caelis.
He came down from heaven:
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine,
by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary,by the power of the Holy Spirit He was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
et homo factus est.
and became man.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato,
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
passus et sepultus est,
He suffered, died, and was buried.he suffered death and was buried.
et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas,
On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures;On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
et ascendit in caelum,
He ascended into heaven
sedet ad dexteram Patris.
and is seated at the right of the Father.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos,
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
cuius regni non erit finis.
and His kingdom will have no end.
Old version
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.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
one in being with the Father.
Through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
He came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
He was born of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day He rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right 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 and the Son.
With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified.
He 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 to come.
Amen.
New version
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial to the father
Through Him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
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 and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is adored and glorified.
He 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 to come.
Amen.
Diff
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,of all that is seen and unseen.of all things visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,one in being with the Father.consubstantial to the father
Through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvationFor us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy SpiritHe was born of the Virgin Mary,was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;He suffered, died, and was buried.he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose againin fulfillment of the Scriptures;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 and the Son.With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.With the Father and the Son he is adored and glorified.
He 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 to come.
Amen.
Summary of diffs
Words with germanic/english roots were struck in favor of latinate words.
- Seen and unseen » visible and invisible
- One in being » consubstantial
- born » incarnate
- He suffered, died, and was buried » he suffered death and was buried
- fulfillment » accordance
- worshiped » adored
