The following abbreviations appear in this Bible within parentheses only.
Bible Books
Genesis Ge
Exodus Ex
Leviticus Lev
Numbers Nu
Deuteronomy Dt
Joshua Jos
Judges Jdg
Ruth Ru
1 Samuel 1Sa
2 Samuel 2Sa
1 Kings 1Ki
2 Kings 2Ki
1 Chronicles 1Ch
2 Chronicles 2Ch
Ezra Ezr
Nehemiah Ne
Esther Est
Job Job
Psalms Ps
Proverbs Pr
Ecclesiastes Ecc
Song of Songs SS
Isaiah Isa
Jeremiah Jer
Lamentations La
Ezekiel Eze
Daniel Da
Hosea Hos
Joel Joel
Amos Am
Obadiah Ob
Jonah Jnh
Micah Mic
Nahum Na
Habakkuk Hab
Zephaniah Zep
Haggai Hag
Zechariah Zec
Malachi Mal
Matthew Mt
Mark Mk
Luke Lk
John Jn
Acts Ac
Romans Ro
1 Corinthians 1Co
2 Corinthians 2Co
Galatians Gal
Ephesians Eph
Philippians Php
Colossians Col
1 Thessalonians 1Th
2 Thessalonians 2Th
1 Timothy 1Ti
2 Timothy 2Ti
Titus Tit
Philemon Phm
Hebrews Heb
James Jas
1 Peter 1Pe
2 Peter 2Pe
1 John 1Jn
2 John 2Jn
3 John 3Jn
Jude Jude
Revelation Rev
Apocryphal Books and Portions of Books
1 Esdras 1Es
2 Esdras 2Es
Baruch Bar
Judith Jth
1 Maccabees 1Mc
2 Maccabees 2Mc
3 Maccabees 3Mc
4 Maccabees 4Mc
Sirach Sir
or Ecclesiasticus Eccus
Tobit Tb
Wisdom of Solomon WS
The Rest of Esther RE
or Additions to Esther AE
Prayer of Azariah PrAz
Epistle of Jeremiah Ep Jer
Susanna Sus
Bel and the Dragon Bel
The Song of the Three Holy Children STHC
or Song of the Three Young Men STYM
Prayer of Manasseh PrM
Other Abbreviations
c. (circa): about, approximately
cf. compare, confer
ch., chs. chapter, chapters
d. died
e.g. for example
etc. and so on
ff. and following (and the verses following)
i.e. that is
lit. literally, literal
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
p., pp. page, pages
r. reigned
v., vv. verse, verses
Note: Various standard abbreviations are used within parentheses for measures of volume, length and distance.