Public-Domain Bible Translations

Browse 16 verified public-domain or public-domain-dedicated editions, including English, Jewish Tanakh, Messianic, Septuagint, Catholic, and Spanish reading traditions.

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KJV

King James Version

1611 · English

Public domain in the United States. KJV rights can vary by jurisdiction, especially in the United Kingdom.

protestant-with-apocrypha 36,822 verses Public Domain
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WEB-C

World English Bible, Catholic Edition

2000 · English

World English Bible text is dedicated to the public domain.

catholic-with-deuterocanon 34,849 verses Public Domain
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WEB

World English Bible

2000 · English

World English Bible text is dedicated to the public domain.

protestant 37,008 verses Public Domain
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RV

English Revised Version

1885 · English

Public domain.

protestant-with-apocrypha 36,836 verses Public Domain
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DRA

Douay-Rheims American Edition

1899 · English

Public domain.

catholic-with-deuterocanon 35,811 verses Public Domain
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OEB

Open English Bible, US Edition

2016 · English

Public domain dedication / open public text as published by eBible.

protestant 13,894 verses Public Domain
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BRENTON

Brenton Septuagint Translation

1851 · English

Public-domain English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton.

septuagint-with-apocrypha 28,521 verses Public Domain
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OJPS

JPS Tanakh 1917

1917 · English

Public domain. This is the 1917 Jewish Publication Society translation, not the copyrighted New JPS Tanakh.

jewish-tanakh 23,145 verses Public Domain
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BBE

Bible in Basic English

1965 · English

Public domain in the United States; eBible records that the 1965 Cambridge edition was published without a copyright notice and distributed in the United States. Rights may differ in other jurisdictions.

protestant 31,102 verses Public Domain
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WMB

World Messianic Bible

2022 · English

The text is dedicated to the public domain. “World Messianic Bible” is a trademark; modified text must not be presented under that name. Spirit Nation preserves the distributed text.

messianic-jewish-protestant 31,098 verses Public Domain
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RV1909

Santa Biblia — Reina-Valera 1909

1909 · Spanish

Public domain (Dominio Público), as recorded by the official eBible distribution page.

protestant 31,084 verses Public Domain
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