General
c | century |
c. | about, approximately |
cf. | compare, confer |
ch., chs. | chapter, chapters |
e.g. | for example |
etc. | and so on |
i.e. | that is |
KJV | King James (Authorized) Version |
lit. | literally, literal |
NT | New Testament |
OT | Old Testament |
p., pp. | page, pages |
v., vv. | verse, verses (in the chapter being commented on) |
Standard abbreviations of month names are also sometimes used, as well as a few other common abbreviations.
The Old Testament
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 |
The New Testament
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 | Titus |
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 |