Lack of agreement meant that the Council took no definite stand on the issue but limited itself to sanctioning the authenticity of the Vulgate, which became the standard text for the Catholic Church.
Ühise seisukoha puudumise tõttu jäi kirikukogul lõppotsus langetamata, ent ta sanktsioneeris vaid Vulgata autentsuse, nii et see kujunes katoliku kiriku standardtekstiks.