The Holy Bible

This is the Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision — the standard English translation used by English-speaking Catholics for over three centuries. Originally published in 1582 (New Testament, Rheims) and 1609–1610 (Old Testament, Douai), it was revised by Bishop Richard Challoner in the mid-eighteenth century. The text contains the full 73-book Catholic canon, including the seven deuterocanonical books (marked D): Tobias, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, and 1–2 Machabees.

The Douay-Rheims text is in the public domain. No copyright restrictions apply.

The Douay-Rheims uses the traditional Catholic names for several books. If you are more familiar with modern Protestant or NRSV naming, note these equivalences:

The search and reference tools accept both naming conventions.

• Browse: Select a book, then a chapter, to read the full text.
• Search: Enter any word or phrase. Use the filters to narrow by Testament, book group, or Marian verses.
• Reference: Type a standard reference — John 3:16, Genesis 1:1-5, Apocalypse 12:1-6. Both Catholic and modern book names work.
• Copy a verse: Click any verse number while reading to copy the verse text and reference to your clipboard.