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Text of the Apostles' Creed from page 10 of the 1900 [https://archive.org/details/bookofcommonpray00lond Book of Common Prayer] from [http://www.archive.org www.archive.org].
Scripture references are KJV - some from [http://www.archive.org/details/lutherssmallcate00luth_0 Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania and the adjacent states (1868), "Luther's Small Catechism explained in Questions and Answers"] and [http://www.godonthe.net/evidence/apostle.htm www.godonthe.net/evidence/apostle.htm] and [http://www.baptistboard.com/archive/index.php/t-28938.html www.baptistboard.com/archive/index.php/t-28938.html] and [httphttps://www.archive.org/details/shortexpositiono00luth Evangelical Lutheran synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states humbleadviceofas200west Westminster Assembly (19051658), "A Short Exposition of Dr Martin Luther's Small the Westminster Confession and Larger Catechism", Concordia] available from [http://www.archive.org www.archive.org].
(Please see There is a note at the Discussion page regarding the use here of wikisource Bible verses.)
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#4:14 Matthew 4:14-16];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#28:18 Matthew 28:18-19];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Luke#2:11 Luke 2:11-15];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#1:18 John 1:18];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#3:16 John 3:16];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#18:18 58 John 18:18];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_John#4:9 1 John 4:958];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#10:30 John 10:30,36-38];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#12:40 John 12:40-42];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/IsaiahRomans#533:4 Isaiah 5325 Romans 3:25];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/2_Corinthians#5:21 2 Corinthians 5:21];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Galatians#3:13 Galatians 3:4-813];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/JohnColossians#191:20 John 19Colossians 1:20];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/LukeColossians#232:52 Luke 2314 Colossians 2:5212-5315];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Timothy#2:6 1 Timothy 2:5,6];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Hebrews#2:14 Hebrews 2:14,15];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Hebrews#9:12 Hebrews 9:12,15];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Hebrews#10:10 Hebrews 10:10];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Peter#1:18 1 Peter 1:18-21];<!---- [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Peter#3:1 (1 Peter 3:1)]; Cannot see the relevance of 1 Peter 3:1. Maybe 1 Peter 3:18 (but that is in the next section). 1 Peter 4:1. 1 P 5:1. ---->[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Revelation#5:12 9 Revelation 5:12,9-13];
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He descended into hell;
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[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#12:40 Matthew 12:40];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#2:19 John 2:19-21];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#10:18 John 10:18];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Acts#2:24 Acts 2:24-31];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Romans#6:9 Romans 6:9];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Romans#14:9 Romans 14:9];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Colossians#1:18 Colossians 1:18];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Peter#3:18 (1 Peter 3:18-19)];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Revelation#1:18 (Revelation 1:18)];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Acts#2:21 Acts 2:21,22,31,27-32];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#11:4 Matthew 11:4-6];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#28:1 Matthew 28:1-913];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Mark#16:4 Mark 16:4-6];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Luke#24:44 Luke 24:44-47];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#20:1 John 20:1,12-17];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Luke#24:49 50 Luke 24:50-51];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#20:17 John 20:17];
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And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
The holy Catholick Church;<BR><SMALL>[A similar phrase is used by Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc., as well as by Anglicans, in the Nicene Creed. The word "katholikos" means "general".]</SMALL>
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[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/EphesiansRevelation#7:9 Revelation 7:9];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Corinthians#1:21 Corinthians 1:1f];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Corinthians#12:12 1 Corinthians 12:12];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#13:47 Matthew 13:47];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#16:18 Matthew 16:15-19];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Acts#8:36 Acts 8:36-38];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Ephesians#4:11 Ephesians 24:1811,12];<!---- Maybe same box for Communion of Saints, because the Lutheran ref combines them. No, because the Westminster Confession regards the Communion of Saints as meaning (a) the Church and (b) Communion with the Saviour. ----><!----22[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Romans#11:4 Romans 11:4];omitted because it applies principally to the Jewish community, rather than to the church---->
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The Communion of Saints;
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[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Matthew#28:19 Matthew 28:19f];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#17:21 John 17:21-24];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/JohnPsalm#549:28 John 515 Psalm 49:28-29];[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#6:39 John 6:39-40,4415];
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And the Life everlasting.
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[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Luke#16:22 Luke 16:22f];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#3:14 John 3:14-16];
[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#10:10 John 10:10];