The CreedThe Apostles’ Creed
Schaff’s English, 1877
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1877 received English form; bracketed glosses, punctuation, and paragraphing normalized. Source: Philip Schaff, Creeds of Christendom, vol. II.
Schaff’s English edition was published in the United States in 1877, before the current U.S. public-domain cutoff. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.
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.