Athanasian Creed

1Whosoever will be saved: before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith:

2Which Faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled: without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.

3And the Catholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;

4Neither confounding the Persons: nor dividing the Substance.

5For there is one Person of the Father: another of the Son: and another of the Holy Ghost.

6But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one: the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal.

7Such as the Father is: such is the Son: and such is the Holy Ghost.

8The Father uncreate: the Son uncreate: and the Holy Ghost uncreate.

9The Father incomprehensible: the Son incomprehensible: and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible.

10The Father eternal: the Son eternal: and the Holy Ghost eternal.

11And yet they are not three eternals: but one eternal.

12As also there are not three uncreated: nor three incomprehensibles, but one uncreated: and one incomprehensible.

13So likewise the Father is Almighty: the Son Almighty: and the Holy Ghost Almighty.

14And yet they are not three Almighties: but one Almighty.

15So the Father is God: the Son is God: and the Holy Ghost is God.

16And yet they are not three Gods: but one God.

17So likewise the Father is Lord: the Son Lord: and the Holy Ghost Lord.

18And yet not three Lords: but one Lord.

19For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity: to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord:

20So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion: to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords.

21The Father is made of none: neither created, nor begotten.

22The Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created: but begotten.

23The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son: neither made, nor created, nor begotten: but proceeding.

24So there is one Father, not three Fathers: one Son, not three Sons: one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts.

25And in this Trinity none is afore, or after another: none is greater, or less than another.

26But the whole three Persons are coeternal, and coequal.

27So that in all things, as aforesaid: the Unity in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, is to be worshiped.

28He therefore that will be saved, must thus think of the Trinity. -------- --------

29Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation: that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

30For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess: that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man;

31God, of the Substance of the Father; begotten before the worlds: and Man, of the Substance of his Mother, born in the world.

32Perfect God: and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting.

33Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead: and inferior to the Father as touching his Manhood.

34Who although he be God and Man; yet he is not two, but one Christ.

35One; not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh: but by taking of the Manhood into God.

36One altogether; not by confusion of Substance: but by unity of Person.

37For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man: so God and Man is one Christ;

38Who suffered for our salvation: descended into hell: rose again the third day from the dead.

39He ascended into heaven, he sitteth on the right hand of the Father God Almighty.

40From whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

41At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies;

42And shall give account for their own works.

43And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting: and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire.

44This is the Catholic Faith: which except a man believe faithfully, he can not be saved.