THE HOUSE OF ALÉTHOS
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Free PDF, without registration or purchase. World English Bible · English.
Free Catholic Bible PDF: Douay-Rheims
2,444 pages · 73 books · 107 illustrations · English
This Aléthos-Verités edition contains all 73 books of the Catholic Bible: 46 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. It includes Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), Baruch, First and Second Maccabees, and the additions to Esther and Daniel. Book names, spelling and verse numbering follow this historical English translation.
Nine colour illustrations created for Aléthos-Verités accompany 98 historical engravings after Gustave Doré. Each book opens with an illustration drawn from this collection. Colour artworks were created with AI assistance. The images are artistic interpretations, not historical documents. Engravings: The Doré Bible Gallery, Project Gutenberg no. 8710.
Public Domain. Source: eBible.org, Douay-Rheims 1899, translated from the Latin Vulgate. The biblical wording is retained. This new editorial presentation does not claim new ecclesiastical approval.
Illustrated collection for Orthodox reading — English PDF
2,605 pages · 78 sections · 107 illustrations
This editorial collection brings together Brenton’s Septuagint, the ASV Byzantine New Testament and appendices containing 4 Maccabees and 2 Esdras (4 Ezra). It is not an official Orthodox Bible or an edition approved by an Orthodox Church. Orthodox canons vary; the wider Ethiopian canon is not included.
Includes Psalm 151, 1 and 3 Maccabees alongside 2 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, the Prayer of Manasses, Greek Esther, the additions to Daniel, and the two appendices. Source texts are in the public domain. The biblical wording has not been rewritten.
Free PDF, without registration or purchase. Illustrated openings, contents, chapter links and bookmarks. The colour illustrations were created with AI assistance; they are artistic interpretations, not liturgical icons.
Sources: Brenton Septuagint; ASV Byzantine Text with Apocrypha. For the New Testament and 2 Esdras appendix, revisions by Adam Boyd are dedicated to the public domain. This collection does not claim ecclesiastical approval.
An illustrated Romanian edition of the 1914 Synodal Bible is also available: 2,349 pages, 80 sections and 107 illustrations. This Aléthos-Verités presentation does not claim new ecclesiastical approval.
Română · Biblia sinodală 1914French volume for Orthodox reading
Français · 2 504 pages · 79 sections · 107 illustrations
The French volume combines Pierre Giguet’s Septuagint (1872), supplements published by J.-P. Migne and the Crampon 1923 New Testament: 79 sections and 107 illustrations. The Song of the Three Young Men is within Daniel 3. It is not a translation of the Romanian Bible. Its official approval by Aléthos-Verités is editorial approval by the publisher, not official approval by an Orthodox Church. Historical translators are credited.
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Protestant · Download the Bible in English
2,139 pages · 66 books · 104 illustrations
World English Bible · English
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About this edition
This Aléthos-Verités edition brings together 66 books: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. It does not include the deuterocanonical books found in Catholic editions. The translation is identified below; this is an editorial presentation, not a new translation.
An invitation to read
Take time to read, reflect and return to a passage. Click a book in the contents, then a chapter number on its illustrated opening page. Links at the bottom of each page return to the book and chapter indexes. PDF bookmarks provide another way to navigate. Once downloaded, the book can be read offline.
Reading the images
The edition contains eight colour illustrations created for Aléthos-Verités and 96 historical engravings after Gustave Doré. Illustrated book openings reuse this collection. These images are artistic interpretations, not archaeological reconstructions. The engravings come from The Doré Bible Gallery, Project Gutenberg no. 8710. Scripture is preserved; source editorial notes and cross-references are not reproduced.
Text source
World English Bible
Public Domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. The biblical text has not been rewritten.
Text source — World English Bible
Availability by tradition and language
18 editions are available: 9 Protestant, 6 Catholic and 3 volumes for Orthodox reading. The languages of each collection are listed above; other combinations are unavailable.
Compare the three collections
Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox Bibles share many texts. Their differences mainly concern the canon, or list of accepted books, textual traditions and translation. This guide explains what to check before choosing an Aléthos-Verités PDF.