Bible Commentaries

Baker Evangelical Commentary on the New Testament

Bible Knowledge Commentary

The Expositor's Bible Commentary

Holman New Testament Commentary

International Critical Commentary

New American Commentary

New International Commentary on the New Testament

English Bible Translations & Paraphrase

The American Standard Version (1901) (ASV)
Coverdale Bible (1535)
English Revised Version (1885) (ERV)
English Standard Version (2001, 2007, 2011) (ESV)
Geneva Bible (1560)
Great Bible (1539)
Holman Christian Standard Bible (2004, 2009) (HCSB)
King James Bible (1611) (KJV)
Living Bible (1971) (Paraphrase)
Matthew's Bible (1537)
North American Standard Version (1971, 1995) (NASB)
New English Translation (2001, 2003, 2005) (NET)
New International Version (1978, 1984, 2011) (NIV)
New King James Version (1982) (NKJV)
New Living Translation (1996, 2004, 2007) (NLT)
New Revised Standard Version (1989) (NRSV)
Revised Standard Version (1952) (RSV)
Tyndale (1526)
(2005) (TNIV) 

Creed of Caesarea

We believe in one God, 

the Father All Governing,

Creator of everything visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, 

the Word of God, 

God from God, 

Light from Light, 

Life from Life, 

the only-begotten of the Father before all time,

by whom also everything came into being,

who for our salvation became incarnate and lived among men.

He suffered,

and rose the third day,

and ascended to the Father,

and will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.

We believe also in one Holy Spirit. 

Oriental Creed (Lietzmann)

I believe in one God, 

the Father All Governing

the creator of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God,

who was begotten from the Father before all things came into being,

who became man,

suffered,

and rose on the third day,

and ascended into the heavens, 

and will come to judge the living and the dead.

And in the Holy Spirit.

Creed of Rufinus

Tyrannius Rufinus (340-410 A.D.)
from "True Portraits"
by Andre Thevet published in 1594 A.D.
(Public Domain)

I believe in God the Father almighty, invisible and impassable;

And in Christ Jesus, His only Son, our Lord, 

who was born by the Holy Spirit from Mary the Virgin,

crucified under Pontius Pilate and buried.

He descended to hell.

On the third day He rose again from the dead, 

He ascended to heaven, 

where He sits at the Father's right hand

 and from whence He will come to judge both living and dead;

And in the Holy Spirit, 

the holy Church, 

the forgiveness of sins, 

the resurrection of this flesh.

Interrogatory Creed of Hippolytus

Possible statue of Hippolytus
Found in 1551 in Rome
(Public Domain)

Do you believe in God the Father All Governing?

Do you believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, Who was begotten by the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary, Who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and died and was buried and rose the third day living from the dead, and ascended into the heavens, and sat down on the right hand of the Father, and will come to judge the living and the dead?

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, in the holy Church, and in the resurrection of the body?

Creed of Marcellus

I believe in God, All Governing; 

And in Christ Jesus His only begotten Son, our Lord,

who was begotten of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,

who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and buried,

who rose from the dead on the third day,

ascending to the heavens and taking his seat that the Father's right hand,

whence He shall come to judge both living and dead;

And in the Holy Spirit, 

the holy Church, 

the forgiveness of sins, 

the resurrection of the body,

life everlasting.