Nicene Creed: The Son




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Summary: <p>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, by whom all things were made.</p><p>Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.</p><br><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ps%2027.1" target="_blank">Psalm 27:1</a></p><p>1 The LORD is my light and my salvation;</p><p>whom shall I fear?</p><p>The LORD is the stronghold of my life;</p><p>of whom shall I be afraid?</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2014.33" target="_blank">Matthew 14:33</a></p><p>33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2016.16" target="_blank">Matthew 16:16</a></p><p>16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2017.2%E2%80%935" target="_blank">Matthew 17:2–5</a></p><p>2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Matt%2024.27" target="_blank">Matthew 24:27</a></p><p>27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Mark%208.31" target="_blank">Mark 8:31</a></p><p>31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Mark%2015.25" target="_blank">Mark 15:25</a></p><p>25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Mark%2016.19" target="_blank">Mark 16:19</a></p><p>19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Luke%201.35" target="_blank">Luke 1:35</a></p><p>35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Luke%2023.53" target="_blank">Luke 23:53</a></p><p>53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Luke%2024.1" target="_blank">Luke 24:1</a></p><p>24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Luke%2024.51" target="_blank">Luke 24:51</a></p><p>51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%201.2" target="_blank">John 1:2</a></p><p>2 He was in the beginning with God.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%201.14" target="_blank">John 1:14</a></p><p>14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%201.18" target="_blank">John 1:18</a></p><p>18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%203.16" target="_blank">John 3:16</a></p><p>16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%206.33%E2%80%9335" target="_blank">John 6:33–35</a></p><p>33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”</p><p>35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%208.12" target="_blank">John 8:12</a></p><p>12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%2010.30" target="_blank">John 10:30</a></p><p>30 I and the Father are one.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/John%2019.6" target="_blank">John 19:6</a></p><p>6 When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Acts%201.10" target="_blank">Acts 1:10</a></p><p>10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Acts%207.55" target="_blank">Acts 7:55</a></p><p>55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Acts%2010.42" target="_blank">Acts 10:42</a></p><p>42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Acts%2011.17" target="_blank">Acts 11:17</a></p><p>17 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Cor%2015.3" target="_blank">1 Corinthians 15:3</a></p><p>3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Cor%2015.4" target="_blank">1 Corinthians 15:4</a></p><p>4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Tim%202.4%E2%80%935" target="_blank">1 Timothy 2:4–5</a></p><p>4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2%20Tim%204.1" target="_blank">2 Timothy 4:1</a></p><p>4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Heb%201.1%E2%80%932" target="_blank">Hebrews 1:1–2</a></p><p>1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.</p><p><a href="https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2%20Pet%201.11" target="_blank">2 Peter 1:11</a></p><p>11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.</p>