Abbreviations for books of the Bible
Chicago Manual of Style
Abbreviations for books of the Bible1
Chicago Manual of Style
(This alphabetical list includes traditional abbreviations and commonly used shorter forms. Note that the shorter forms include no periods. An equals sign indicates alternative names for the same books.)
| Abbreviation: | Book: | |
| Amos or Am | Amos | |
| 1 Chron. or 1 Chr | 1 Chronicles | |
| 2 Chron. or 2 Chr | 2 Chronicles | |
| Dan. or Dn | Daniel | |
| Deut. or Dt | Deuteronomy | |
| Eccles. or Eccl | Ecclesiastes | |
| Esther or Est | Esther | |
| Exod. or Ex | Exodus | |
| Ezek. or Ez | Ezekiel | |
| Ezra or Ezr | Ezra | |
| Gen. or Gn | Genesis | |
| Hab. or Hb | Habakkuk | |
| Hag. or Hg | Haggai | |
| Hosea or Hos | Hosea | |
| Isa. or Is | Isaiah | |
| Jer. or Jer | Jeremiah | |
| Job or Jb | Job | |
| Joel or Jl | Joel | |
| Jon. or Jon | Jonah | |
| Josh. or Jo | Joshua | |
| Judg. or Jgs | Judges | |
| 1 Kings or 1 Kgs | 1 Kings | |
| 2 Kings or 2 Kgs | 2 Kings | |
| Lam. or Lam | Lamentations | |
| Lev. or Lv | Leviticus | |
| Mal. or Mal | Malachi | |
| Mic. or Mi | Micah | |
| Nah. or Na | Nahum | |
| Neh. or Neh | Nehemiah | |
| Num. or Nm | Numbers | |
| Obad. or Ob | Obadiah | |
| Prov. or Prv | Proverbs | |
| Ps. (pl.Pss.) or Ps (pl. Pss) | Psalms | |
| Ruth or Ru | Ruth | |
| 1 Sam. or 1 Sm | 1 Samuel | |
| 2 Sam. or 2 Sm | 2 Samuel | |
| Song of Sol. or Sg | Song of Solomon (=Song of Songs) | |
| Zech. or Zec | Zechariah | |
| Zeph. or Zep | Zephaniah |
The Apocrypha
| Abbreviation: | Book: | ||
| Bar. or Bar | Baruch | ||
| Ecclus. | Ecclesiasticus (=Sirach) | ||
| 1 Esd. | 1 Esdras | ||
| 2 Esd. | 2 Esdras | ||
| Jth. or Jdt | Judith | ||
| 1 Macc. or 1 Mc | 1 Maccabees | ||
| 2 Macc. or 2 Mc | 2 Maccabees | ||
| Pr. of Man. | Prayer of Manasses (=Manasseh) | ||
| Sir | Sirach (=Ecclesiasticus) | ||
| Song of Three Children | Song of the Three Holy Children | ||
| Sus. | Susanna | ||
| Tob. or Tb | Tobit | ||
| Ws | Wisdom (=Wisdom of Solomon) | ||
| Wisd. of Sol. | Wisdom of Solomon (=Wisdom) |
The New Testament
| Abbreviation: | Book: | ||
| Acts | Acts of the Apostles | ||
| Apoc. | Apocalypse (=Revelation) | ||
| Col. or Col | Colossians | ||
| 1 Cor. or 1 Cor | 1 Corinthians | ||
| 2 Cor. or 2 Cor | 2 Corinthians | ||
| Eph. or Eph | Ephesians | ||
| Gal. or Gal | Galatians | ||
| Heb. or Heb | Hebrews | ||
| James or Jas | James | ||
| John or Jn | John (Gospel) | ||
| 1 John or 1 Jn | 1 John (Epistle) | ||
| 2 John or 2 Jn | 2 John (Epistle) | ||
| 3 John or 3 Jn | 3 John (Epistle) | ||
| Jude | Jude | ||
| Luke or Lk | Luke | ||
| Mark or Mk | Mark | ||
| Matt. or Mt | Matthew | ||
| 1 Pet. or 1 Pt | 1 Peter | ||
| 2 Pet. or 2 Pt | 2 Peter | ||
| Philem. or Phlm | Philemon | ||
| Phil. or Phil | Philippians | ||
| Rev. or Rv | Revelation (=Apocalypse) | ||
| Rom. or Rom | Romans | ||
| 1 Thess. or 1 Thes | 1 Thessalonians | ||
| 2 Thess. or 2 Thes | 2 Thessalonians | ||
| 1 Tim. or 1 Tm | 1 Timothy | ||
| 2 Tim. or 2 Tm | 2 Timothy | ||
| Titus or Ti | Titus |
Versions and sections of the Bible
| Abbreviation: | Book: | ||
| Apoc. | Apocrypha | ||
| ARV | American Revised Version | ||
| ASV | American Standard Version | ||
| AT | American Translation | ||
| AV | Authorized (King James) Version | ||
| CEV | Contemporary English Version | ||
| DV | Douay Version | ||
| ERV | English Revised Version | ||
| EV | English version(s) | ||
| HB | Hebrew Bible | ||
| JB | Jerusalem Bible | ||
| LXX | Septuagint | ||
| MT | Masoretic Text | ||
| NAB | New American Bible | ||
| NEB | New English Bible | ||
| NJB | New Jerusalem Bible | ||
| NRSV | New Revised Standard Version | ||
| NT | New Testament | ||
| OT | Old Testament | ||
| RV | Revised Version | ||
| RSV | Revised Standard Version | ||
| Syr. | Syriac | ||
| Vulg. | Vulgate | ||
| WEB | World English Bible |
1Information taken from The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed., 2010, sections 10.45 - 51 pp. 510 - 514
Updated:
05/27/2014
© Henry Buhl
Library
Grove City College 2010
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Common abbreviations for books of the Bible - MLA Style
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