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Books of the Bible

All Bibles are not the same. Below are four of the best known and most used versions of the Bible.  The total number of books range from 66 up to 81. For the three primary versions of the Bible, the New Testament books are identical.

Old Testament
Protestant BibleCatholic BibleKing James BibleOrthodox Tewahedo Bible
1Genesis1Genesis1Genesis1Genesis
2Exodus2Exodus2Exodus2Exodus
3Leviticus3Leviticus3Leviticus3Leviticus
4Numbers4Numbers4Numbers4Numbers
5Deuteronomy5Deuteronomy5Deuteronomy5Deuteronomy
6Joshua6Joshua6Joshua6Joshua
7Judges7Judges7Judges7Judges
8Ruth8Ruth8Ruth8Ruth
91 Samuel91 Samuel91 Samuel9Samuel (Combined)
102 Samuel102 Samuel102 Samuel
111 Kings111 Kings111 Kings10Kings (Combined)
122 Kings122 Kings122 Kings
131 Chronicles131 Chronicles131 Chronicles111 Chronicles
142 Chronicles142 Chronicles142 Chronicles122 Chronicles
13Jubilees
14Enoch
15Ezra15Ezra15Ezra151 Ezra
162 Ezra
17Ezra Sutuel
16Nehemiah16Nehemiah16Nehemiah
17Tobit17Tobit18Tobit
18Judith18Judith19Judith
17Esther19Esther19Esther20Esther
211 Meqabyan
222 Megabyan
233 Megabyan
201 Maccabees201 Maccabees
212 Maccabees212 Maccabees
18Job22Job22Job24Job
19Psalms23Psalms23Psalms25Psalms
20Proverbs24Proverbs24Proverbs26Messale (Proverbs 1-24)
27Tagsas (Proverbs 25-31)
21Ecclesiastes25Ecclesiastes25Ecclesiastes28
22Song of Songs26Song of Songs26Song of Songs29Ecclesiastes
27Wisdom27Wisdom30Wisdom
28Sirach31Sirach
23Isaiah29Isaiah28Isaiah32Isaiah
24Jeremiah30Jeremiah29Jeremiah33Jeremiah/Lamentations/Letter of Jeremiah/Baruch/4 Baruch
25Lamentations31Lamentations30Lamentations
32Baruch31Barach and Epistle of Jeremy
26Ezekiel33Ezekiel32Ezekiel34Ezekiel
27Daniel34Daniel33Daniel35Daniel
28Hosea35Hosea34Hosea36Hosea
29Joel36Joel35Joel37Joel
30Amos37Amos36Amos38Amos
31Obadiah38Obadiah37Obadiah39Obadiah
32Jonah39Jonah38Jonah40Jonah
33Micah40Micah39Micah41Micah
34Nahum'41Nahum'40Nahum'42Nahum'
35Habakkuk42Habakkuk41Habakkuk43Habakkuk
36Zephaniah43Zephaniah42Zephaniah44Zephaniah
37Haggai44Haggai43Haggai45Haggai
38Zechariah45Zechariah44Zechariah46Zechariah
39Malachi46Malachi45Malachi47Malachi
48Josippon
461 Esdras
472 Esdras
48Rest of Ester
49Ecclesiasticus
50Song of the Three Children
51Story of Susanna
52The Idol Bel and the Dragon
53Prayer of Manasses
New Testament
Protestant BibleCatholic BibleKing James BibleOrthodox Tewahedo Bible
1Matthew1Matthew1Matthew1Matthew
2Mark2Mark2Mark2Mark
3Luke3Luke3Luke3Luke
4John4John4John4John
5Acts5Acts5Acts5Acts
6Romans6Romans6Romans6Romans
71 Corinthians71 Corinthians71 Corinthians71 Corinthians
82 Corinthians82 Corinthians82 Corinthians82 Corinthians
9Galatians9Galatians9Galatians9Galatians
10Ephesians10Ephesians10Ephesians10Ephesians
11Philippians11Philippians11Philippians11Philippians
12Colossians12Colossians12Colossians12Colossians
131 Thessalonians131 Thessalonians131 Thessalonians131 Thessalonians
142 Thessalonians142 Thessalonians142 Thessalonians142 Thessalonians
151 Timothy151 Timothy151 Timothy151 Timothy
162 Timothy162 Timothy162 Timothy162 Timothy
17Titus17Titus17Titus17Titus
18Philemon18Philemon18Philemon18Philemon
19Hebrews19Hebrews19Hebrews19Hebrews
20James20James20James20James
211 Peter211 Peter211 Peter211 Peter
222 Peter222 Peter222 Peter222 Peter
231 John231 John231 John231 John
242 John242 John242 John242 John
253 John253 John253 John253 John
26Jude26Jude26Jude26Jude
27Revelation27Revelation27Revelation27Revelation
28Ser'ata Seyon (30 canons)
29Te'ezaz (71 xanons)
30Gessew (56 canons)
31Abtelis (81 canons)
32Ethiopic Clement
33Ethiopic Didascalla
Protestant BibleCatholic BibleKing James BibleOrthodox Tewahedo Bible
Total 66 BooksTotal 73 BooksTotal 80 BooksTotal 81 Books

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