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From The Work of God's Children

[edit] The Work of God's Children Illustrated Bible

[edit] Illustrated Bible Development Program--Now Public Domain

The Mission...

Jesus commanded us to "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations..." in Matthew 28:19.

Creating a totally free public domain picture Bible...

We are working on developing a public domain illustrated Bible that can be used in missionary countries. Illustrated Bibles have a key advantage over plain text Bibles because the illustrations can convey the meaning of the Bible even to those who cannot read. Public domain Bibles have a definite advantage over copyrighted Bibles because missionaries can copy or adapt the portions they need and not violate copyright law.

The Prodigal Son

By clicking on the name of a book of the Bible, you will be able to access the text with any illustrations that are included in them. In the future we will also have non-illustrated text available.

[edit] Illustrated Books of the Bible--Now Public Domain

[edit] New Testament

• Gospel of St. Matthew
• Gospel of St. Mark
• Gospel of St. Luke
• Gospel of St. John
• Acts of the Apostles
• Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
• First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians
• Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians
• Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians
• Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians
• Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians
• Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians
• First Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians
• Second Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians
• First Letter of St. Paul to Timothy
• Second Letter of St. Paul to Timothy
• Letter of St. Paul to Titus
• Letter of St. Paul to Philemon
• Letter to the Hebrews
• Letter of James
• First Letter of St. Peter
• Second Letter of St. Peter
• First Epistle of St. John
• Second Epistle of St. John
• Third Epistle of St. John
• Epistle of St. Jude
• The Book of Revelation

[edit] Old Testament

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

[edit] Illustrated Books of the Bible in other file formats

These are no longer current, but may be of assistance if you need a particular format and do not have the ability to compile it yourself.

For best viewing of the Illustrated Books of the Bible, use the PDF format.

[edit] Text-only Books of the Bible in other file formats

These are no longer current, but may be of assistance if you need a particular format and do not have the ability to compile it yourself.

When editing, capitalize pronouns referring to God, do not use contractions, and try to avoid using inclusive language and slang. Eventually we hope to also have Bibles for children and Bibles with commentaries.

You can help from the comfort of your home with:

• Prayers imploring God's assistance and for the fruitfulness of the project
• Your suffering united to Jesus' suffering on the Cross for missionaries and their work
• Donate to cover the expenses of:

1. Obtaining the pictures
2. Printing materials
3. Obtaining computers and copiers for dioceses in need

Donations may be made to "The Work of God's Children."

[edit] About The Work of God's Children Illustrated Bible

This translation utilizes the Challoner Revision of the Douay-Rheims Bible. Illustrations are considered an integral part of this translation, and although text-only versions will be available, the primary distribution of this translation will contain the integrated images, hence the reason for the "illustrated" that is incorporated in the translation's official name. The abbreviation for this translation is WGCIB.

Because this translation project is in a user-editable format and is a work in progress, it does not have the ability to receive the normal censorship and imprimatur that accompanies a Bible translation; however, when this project is complete, a finalized version can be submitted for censorship and an imprimatur. In the meantime, members of the clergy and theologians are free to login and help edit it.

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