The following chart shows the different books in the bibles used by Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox churches.
| PROTESTANT (66 Books) | CATHOLIC (73 Books) | ORTHODOX (77) | ||||
| Old Testament (39 Books) | New Testament (27 Books) | Old Testament (46 Books) | New Testament (27 Books) | Old Testament (50 Books) | New Testament (27 Books) | |
| 1 | Genesis | Matthew | Genesis | Matthew | Genesis | Matthew |
| 2 | Exodus | Mark | Exodus | Mark | Exodus | Mark |
| 3 | Leviticus | Luke | Leviticus | Luke | Leviticus | Luke |
| 4 | Numbers | John | Numbers | John | Numbers | John |
| 5 | Deuteronomy | Acts | Deuteronomy | Acts | Deuteronomy | Acts |
| 6 | Joshua | Romans | Joshua | Romans | Joshua | Romans |
| 7 | Judges | 1 Corinthians | Judges | 1 Corinthians | Judges | 1 Corinthians |
| 8 | Ruth | 2 Corinthians | Ruth | 2 Corinthians | Ruth | 2 Corinthians |
| 9 | 1 Samuel | Galatians | 1 Samuel | Galatians | 1 Kingdoms (1 Sam) | Galatians |
| 10 | 2 Samuel | Ephesians | 2 Samuel | Ephesians | 2 Kingdoms (2 Sam) | Ephesians |
| 11 | 1 Kings | Philippians | 1 Kings | Philippians | 3 Kingdoms (1 Kgs) | Philippians |
| 12 | 2 Kings | Colossians | 2 Kings | Colossians | 4 Kingdoms (2 Kgs) | Colossians |
| 13 | 1 Chronicles | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Chronicles | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Chronicles | 1 Thessalonians |
| 14 | 2 Chronicles | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Chronicles | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Chronicles | 2 Thessalonians |
| 15 | Ezra | 1 Timothy | Ezra | 1 Timothy | 1 Esdras | 1 Timothy |
| 16 | Nehemiah | 2 Timothy | Nehemaih | 2 Timothy | 2 Esdras (Ezra + Neh) | 2 Timothy |
| 17 | Esther | Titus | Tobit | Titus | Esther (with additions) | Titus |
| 18 | Job | Philemon | Judith | Philemon | Judith | Philemon |
| 19 | Psalms | Hebrews | Esther (with additions) | Hebrews | Tobit | Hebrews |
| 20 | Proverbs | James | 1 Maccabees | James | 1 Maccabees | James |
| 21 | Ecclesiastes | 1 Peter | 2 Maccabees | 1 Peter | 2 Maccabees | 1 Peter |
| 22 | Song of Solomon | 2 Peter | Job | 2 Peter | 3 Maccabees | 2 Peter |
| 23 | Isaiah | 1 John | Psalms | 1 John | Psalms (+ P151) | 1 John |
| 24 | Jermiah | 2 John | Proverbs | 2 John | Prayer of Manasseh | 2 John |
| 25 | Lamentations | 3 John | Ecclesiastes | 3 John | Job | 3 John |
| 26 | Ezekiel | Jude | Song of Solomon | Jude | Proverbs | Jude |
| 27 | Daniel | Revelation | Wisdom of Solomon | Revelation | Ecclesiastes | Revelation |
| 28 | Hosea | Sirach | Song of Solomon | |||
| 29 | Joel | Isaiah | Wisdom of Solomon | |||
| 30 | Amos | Jeremiah | Sirach | |||
| 31 | Obadiah | Lamentations | Hosea | |||
| 32 | Jonah | Baruch (with Letter of Jeremiah) | Amos | |||
| 33 | Micah | Ezekiel | Micah | |||
| 34 | Nahum | Daniel (with Susanna & Bel and the Dragon) | Joel | |||
| 35 | Habakkuk | Hosea | Obadiah | |||
| 36 | Zephaniah | Joel | Jonah | |||
| 37 | Haggai | Amos | Nahum | |||
| 38 | Zechariah | Obadiah | Habakkuk | |||
| 39 | Malachi | Jonah | Zephaniah | |||
| 40 | Micah | Haggai | ||||
| 41 | Nahum | Zechariah | ||||
| 42 | Habakkuk | Malachi | ||||
| 43 | Zephaniah | Isaiah | ||||
| 44 | Haggai | Jeremiah | ||||
| 45 | Zechariah | Baruch | ||||
| 46 | Malachi | Lamentations | ||||
| 47 | Letter of Jeremiah | |||||
| 48 | Ezekiel | |||||
| 49 | Daniel (with additions) | |||||
| 50 | 4 Maccabees (in Appendix) |
| Catholic Bible Versions approved by the Catholic Church | Abbreviation | Date | Website | Translation |
| Douay–Rheims Bible Challoner Revision | DRB | 1749–1752 | Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible Online, Search Study Verses. (drbo.org) | Word for Word |
| Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition | RSV–2CE | 2006 | Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) – Version Information – BibleGateway.com | Thought for Thought |
| New American Bible Revised Edition | NABRE | 2011/1986 | New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) – Version Information – BibleGateway.com | Thought for Thought |
| New Living Translation Catholic Edition | NLT-CE | 2015 | New Living Translation (NLT) – Version Information – BibleGateway.com | Thought for Thought |
| English Standard Version Catholic Edition | ESV-CE | 2017 | ESV.org | Word for Word |
| Good News Bible Catholic Edition | GNB | 2017 | Genesis 1 | GNBDK Bible | YouVersion | Thought for Thought |
| Revised New Jerusalem Bible | RNJB | 2019 | Bible – Catholic Online | Thought for Thought |
According to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference in May 1990, the following bible translations were approved for use in the liturgy in Australia:
- the New Jerusalem Bible
- the New Revised Standard Version
- the New American Bible
- the Good News Bible.