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found common usage in the English language. Spellings of
proper names and the numbering of the Psalms are adopted from the
Latin Vulgate.
In 1749 Dr. Richard Challoner began a major revision of the Douay and
Rheims texts, the spellings and phrasing of which had become
increasingly archaic in the almost two centuries since the translations
were first produced. He modernized the diction and introduced a more
fluid style, while faithfully maintaining the accuracy of Dr. Martin's
texts. This revision became the 'de facto' standard text for English
speaking Catholics until the twentieth century. It is still highly regarded
by many for its style, although it is now rarely used for liturgical
purposes. The notes included in this electronic edition are generally
attributed to Bishop Challoner.
The 1610 printing of the second tome of the Old Testament includes an
appendix containing the non-canonical books 'Prayer of Manasses,'
'Third Booke of Esdras,' and 'Fourth Booke of Esdras.' While not part
of Challoner's revision, the 1610 texts are placed in the appendices of
Vol. II of this e-text set. Also included are the original texts of two
short books, 'The Prophecie of Abdias' (Vol. II) and 'The Catholike
Epistle of Iude the Apostle' (Vol. III), to give the reader a sense of the

language of the first editions in comparison to the Challoner revision.
Further background on the Douay-Rheims version may be found in a
selection from the preface to the 1582 edition and the original glossary
included in the appendices of Vol. III.

CONTENTS
The New Testament
Gospel According to St. Matthew Gospel According to St. Mark
Gospel According to St. Luke Gospel According to St. John Acts of the
Apostles Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans First Epistle of St. Paul to
the Corinthians Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Epistle of
St. Paul to the Galatians Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians Epistle of
St. Paul to the Philippians Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians First
Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians Second Epistle of St. Paul to
the Thessalonians First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy Second Epistle of
St. Paul to Timothy Epistle of St. Paul to Titus Epistle of St. Paul to
Philemon Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews Catholic Epistle of St.
James the Apostle First Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle Second Epistle
of St. Peter the Apostle First Epistle of St. John the Apostle Second
Epistle of St. John the Apostle Third Epistle of St. John the Apostle
Catholic Epistle of St. Jude the Apostle Apocalypse of St. John the
Apostle
Appendices
The Catholike Epistle of Iude the Apostle
The Preface to the Reader Hard Vvordes Explicated

THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO SAINT
MATTHEW

Saint Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, who from being a publican,
that is, a taxgatherer, was called by our Saviour to the Apostleship: in
that profession his name is Levi. (Luke 5.27, and Mark 2.14.) He was
the first of the Evangelists that wrote the Gospel, and that in Hebrew or
Syro-Chaldaic which the Jews in Palestine spoke at that time. The
original is not now extant; but it was translated in the time of the
Apostles into Greek, that version was of equal authority. He wrote
about six years after the Lord's Ascension.

Matthew Chapter 1
The genealogy of Christ: he is conceived and born of a virgin.
1:1. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham:
1:2. Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot
Judas and his brethren.
1:3. And Judas begot Phares and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begot
Esron. And Esron begot Aram.
1:4. And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And
Naasson begot Salmon.
1:5. And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth.
And Obed begot Jesse.
1:6. And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot
Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.
1:7. And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abia. And Abia
begot Asa.
1:8. And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram
begot Ozias.

1:9. And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz
begot Ezechias.
1:10. And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manasses begot Amon. And
Amon begot Josias.
1:11. And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration
of Babylon.
1:12. And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begot
Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.
1:13. And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And
Eliacim begot Azor.
1:14. And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim
begot Eliud.
1:15. And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And
Mathan begot Jacob.
1:16. And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of