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This is the Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV) of the Holy Bible. It is not the New American Bible(NAB) and thus some parts will be slightly different than the NAB such as the Psalms numbering. The CPDV bible is available online at www.sacredbible.org where you can compare the Psalms numbering. THIS TRANSLATION IS NOT APPROVED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

If you would like an approved version of a Catholic Bible please search on my other bible apps "Catholic New American Bible Revised Edition" or "Catholic All-In-1".

The Catholic Public Domain Version of the Bible is a translation of the Sacred Bible, Sixtus V and Clement VIII Latin Vulgate edition. The 1914 Hetzenauer edition of the Vulgate was the main source text. Several other Latin editions were consulted including the 1861 Vercellone edition, the 1822 - 1824 Leander van Ess edition (which compares the 1590, 1592, 1593, 1598 editions of the Sixtus V and Clement VIII editions), and the modern-day Tweedale Edition (London, 2005). The Challoner Douay-Rheims Version of the Bible was used as a guide in translating the Latin text into English. The original Rheims Douai Bible was also frequently consulted.

The sole translator and editor of the Catholic Public Domain Version is Ronald L. Conte Jr. Ron relied on God's Providence and Grace in translating and editing the Sacred Bible. Ron also used various reference texts, in print and in electronic form. Since the Latin editions of the Bible used in this translation are in the public domain, as the sole translator and editor of the Catholic Public Domain Version of the Sacred Bible, I(Ron)hereby place the Catholic Public Domain Version of the Sacred Bible in the public domain in perpetuity.

Table of Contents

Old Testament

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Tobit
Judith
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Wisdom
Sirach
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Baruch
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees

New Testament

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of the Apostles
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation

Version History couple of fixes 25.2 08/03/2025 a couple of fixes. 25.1 12/06/2024 A couple of minor changes. 24.2 05/28/2024 couple of fixes 24.1 12/19/2023 Couple of fixes. 23.2 07/15/2023 Couple of minor updates. 23.1 01/28/2023 Couple of fixes for iOS 16 22.2 11/20/2022 A couple of fixes. 22.1 12/08/2021 Couple of minor updates 21.2 07/21/2021 updates for iOS 13 20.1 01/07/2020 An update for iOS 13 4.6 11/01/2019 couple of updates. 4.4 01/02/2018 Updated for iPhone X 4.3 11/06/2017 couple of fixes. 4.2 05/21/2017 Couple of updates. 4.1 05/09/2017 Updated Bible text with latest corrections. 4.0 08/13/2016 minor updates 3.6 06/28/2016 updates for iOS 9 3.5 01/04/2016 couple of minor fixes 3.4 12/19/2015 fixes for iOS 8 3.3 10/09/2014 some minor fixes 3.2 05/07/2014 additional fixes for iOS 7.1 3.1 03/27/2014 - new search features
- updated to iOS 7 user interface 3.0 03/01/2014 cleanup for iOS7 2.0.4 10/18/2013 touch ups for iOS7 2.0.3 10/13/2013