 ቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ራሱ "የተቀበለውን" የእምነት መግለጫ ሲጠቅስ "በቅዱሳት መጻሕፍት እንደተጻፈው፤ ክርስቶስ ስለ ኃጢአታችን ሞተ" ይላል።
Citing a confession of faith that he himself had "received," St. Paul professes that "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures."