Abbreviations

OLD TESTAMENT

Gen

Genesis

Song

Song of Songs

Exod

Exodus

Isa

Isaiah

Lev

Leviticus

Jer

Jeremiah

Num

Numbers

Lam

Lamentations

Deut

Deuteronomy

Ezek

Ezekiel

Josh

Joshua

Dan

Daniel

Judg

Judges

Hos

Hosea

Ruth

Ruth

Joel

Joel

1 – 2 Sam

1 – 2 Samuel

Amos

Amos

1 – 2 Kgs

1 – 2 Kings

Obad

Obadiah

1 – 2 Chr

1 – 2 Chronicles

Jonah

Jonah

Ezra

Ezra

Mic

Micah

Neh

Nehemiah

Nah

Nahum

Esth

Esther

Hab

Habakkuk

Job

Job

Zeph

Zephaniah

Ps/Pss

Psalms

Hag

Haggai

Prov

Proverbs

Zech

Zechariah

Eccl

Ecclesiastes

Mal

Malachi

NEW TESTAMENT

Matt

Matthew

1 – 2 Thess

1 – 2 Thessalonians

Mark

Mark

1 – 2 Tim

1 – 2 Timothy

Luke

Luke

Titus

Titus

John

John

Phlm

Philemon

Acts

Acts

Heb

Hebrews

Rom

Romans

Jas

James

1 – 2 Cor

1 – 2 Corinthians

1 – 2 Pet

1 – 2 Peter

Gal

Galatians

1 – 2 – 3 John

1 – 2 – 3 John

Eph

Ephesians

Jude

Jude

Phil

Philippians

Rev

Revelation

Col

Colossians

AD

anno Domini (in the

et al.

et alii, and others

year of [our] Lord)

etc.

et cetera, and the rest

BC

before Christ

i.e.

id est, that is

ca.

circa, about,

How to 1

How to Read the Bible

approximately

for All Its Worth

cf.

confer, compare

How to 2

How to Read the Bible

ch(s).

chapter(s)

Book by Book

ed.

edited by

NT

New Testament

p(p).

page(s)

OT

Old Testament

e.g.

exempli gratia, for

vol(s).

volume(s)

example

v(v).

verse(s)