The Catholic Bible is composed of the 46 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament. It includes the deuterocanonical books.

The First Book of Moses, called Genesis Chapter 8 1 – And God remembered Noe, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and the waters were abated. 2 – The fountains also of the deep, and the flood gates […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 15 1 – And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country. 2 – Remember, (said he,) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast brought up by […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 16 1 – The great king Artaxerxes, from India to Ethiopia, to the governors and princes of a hundred and twenty- seven provinces, which obey our command, sendeth greeting. 2 – Many have abused unto pride the goodness of princes, and the honour that […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 12 1 – And he abode at that time in the king’s court with Bagatha and Thara the king’s eunuchs, who were porters of the palace. 2 – And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 13 1 – And this was the copy of the letter: Artaxerxes the great king who reigneth from India to Ethiopia, to the princes and governors of the hundred and twenty-seven provinces, that are subject to his empire, greeting. 2 – Whereas I reigned […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 14 1 – Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. 2 – And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she […]

The Wisdom of Solomon Chapter 19 1 – But as to the wicked, even to the end there came upon them wrath without mercy. For he knew before also what they would do: 2 – For when they had given them leave to depart, and had sent them away with great care, they repented, and […]

The Prayer of Azariah Chapter 1 1 – And they walked in the midst of the flame, praising God and blessing the Lord. 2 – Then Azarias standing up prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said: 3 – Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 10 4 – Then Mardochai said: God hath done these things. 5 – I remember a dream that I saw, which signified these same things: and nothing thereof hath failed. 6 – The little fountain which grew into a river, and was turned into […]

The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther Chapter 11 1 – In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had […]