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Bible Abbreviations
These are the abbreviations and alternate names for the books of the Bible and the Apocrypha.

Old Testament

Genesis
Gen.
Ge.
Gn.

Exodus
Ex.
Exod.
Exo. 		Leviticus
Lev.
Le.
Lv. 		Numbers
Num.
Nu.
Nm.
Nb. 		Deuteronomy
Deut.
De.
Dt.

Joshua
Josh.
Jos.
Jsh.

Judges
Judg.
Jdg.
Jg.
Jdgs. 		Ruth
Ruth
Rth.
Ru. 		1 Samuel
1 Sam.
1 Sm.
1 Sa.
1 S.
I Sam.
I Sa.
1Sam.
1Sa.
1S.
1st Samuel
1st Sam.
First Samuel
First Sam. 		2 Samuel
2 Sam.
2 Sm.
2 Sa.
2 S.
II Sam.
II Sa.
2Sam.
2Sa.
2S.
2nd Samuel
2nd Sam.
Second Samuel
Second Sam.

1 Kings
1 Kings
1 Kgs
1 Ki
1Kgs
1Kin
1Ki
1K
I Kgs
I Ki
1st Kings
1st Kgs
First Kings
First Kgs

2 Kings
2 Kings
2 Kgs.
2 Ki.
2Kgs.
2Kin.
2Ki.
2K.
II Kgs.
II Ki.
2nd Kings
2nd Kgs.
Second Kings
Second Kgs. 		1 Chronicles
1 Chron.
1 Chr.
1 Ch.
1Chron.
1Chr.
1Ch.
I Chron.
I Chr.
I Ch.
1st Chronicles
1st Chron.
First Chronicles
First Chron. 		2 Chronicles
2 Chron.
2 Chr.
2 Ch.
2Chron.
2Chr.
2Ch.
II Chron.
II Chr.
II Ch.
2nd Chronicles
2nd Chron.
Second Chronicles
Second Chron. 		Ezra
Ezra
Ezr.
Ez.

Nehemiah
Neh.
Ne.

Esther
Est.
Esth.
Es. 		Job
Job
Jb. 		Psalms
Ps.
Psalm
Pslm.
Psa.
Psm.
Pss. 		Proverbs
Prov
Pro.
Prv.
Pr.

Ecclesiastes
Eccles.
Eccle.
Ecc.
Ec.
Qoh.

Song of Solomon
Song
Song of Songs
SOS.
So.
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
Cant. 		Isaiah
Isa.
Is. 		Jeremiah
Jer.
Je.
Jr. 		Lamentations
Lam.
La.

Ezekiel
Ezek.
Eze.
Ezk.

Daniel
Dan.
Da.
Dn. 		Hosea
Hos.
Ho. 		Joel
Joel
Jl. 		Amos
Amos
Am.

Obadiah
Obad.
Ob.

Jonah
Jonah
Jnh.
Jon. 		Micah
Mic.
Mc. 		Nahum
Nah.
Na. 		Habakkuk
Hab.
Hb.

Zephaniah
Zeph.
Zep.
Zp.

Haggai
Hag.
Hg. 		Zechariah
Zech.
Zec.
Zc. 		Malachi
Mal.
Ml.



New Testament

Matthew
Matt.
Mt.

Mark
Mark
Mrk.
Mar.
Mk.
Mr. 		Luke
Luke
Luk.
Lk. 		John
John
Joh.
Jhn.
Jn. 		Acts
Acts
Act.
Ac.

Romans
Rom.
Ro.
Rm.

1 Corinthians
1 Cor.
1 Co.
I Cor.
I Co.
1Cor.
1Co.
I Corinthians
1Corinthians
1st Corinthians
First Corinthians 		2 Corinthians
2 Cor.
2 Co.
II Cor.
II Co.
2Cor.
2Co.
II Corinthians
2Corinthians
2nd Corinthians
Second Corinthians 		Galatians
Gal.
Ga. 		Ephesians
Eph.
Ephes.

Philippians
Phil.
Php.
Pp.

Colossians
Col.
Co. 		1 Thessalonians
1 Thess.
1 Thes.
1 Th.
I Thessalonians
I Thess.
I Thes.
I Th.
1Thessalonians
1Thess.
1Thes.
1Th.
1st Thessalonians
1st Thess.
First Thessalonians
First Thess. 		2 Thessalonians
2 Thess.
2 Thes.
2 Th.
II Thessalonians
II Thess.
II Thes.
II Th.
2Thessalonians
2Thess.
2Thes.
2Th.
2nd Thessalonians
2nd Thess.
Second Thessalonians
Second Thess. 		1 Timothy
1 Tim.
1 Ti.
I Timothy
I Tim.
I Ti.
1Timothy
1Tim.
1Ti.
1st Timothy
1st Tim.
First Timothy
First Tim.

2 Timothy
2 Tim.
2 Ti.
II Timothy
II Tim.
II Ti.
2Timothy
2Tim.
2Ti.
2nd Timothy
2nd Tim.
Second Timothy
Second Tim.

Titus
Titus
Tit
ti 		Philemon
Philem.
Phm.
Pm. 		Hebrews
Heb. 		James
James
Jas
Jm

1 Peter
1 Pet.
1 Pe.
1 Pt.
1 P.
I Pet.
I Pt.
I Pe.
1Peter
1Pet.
1Pe.
1Pt.
1P.
I Peter
1st Peter
First Peter

2 Peter
2 Pet.
2 Pe.
2 Pt.
2 P.
II Peter
II Pet.
II Pt.
II Pe.
2Peter
2Pet.
2Pe.
2Pt.
2P.
2nd Peter
Second Peter 		1 John
1 John
1 Jhn.
1 Jn.
1 J.
1John
1Jhn.
1Joh.
1Jn.
1Jo.
1J.
I John
I Jhn.
I Joh.
I Jn.
I Jo.
1st John
First John 		2 John
2 John
2 Jhn.
2 Jn.
2 J.
2John
2Jhn.
2Joh.
2Jn.
2Jo.
2J.
II John
II Jhn.
II Joh.
II Jn.
II Jo.
2nd John
Second John 		3 John
3 John
3 Jhn.
3 Jn.
3 J.
3John
3Jhn.
3Joh.
3Jn.
3Jo.
3J.
III John
III Jhn.
III Joh.
III Jn.
III Jo.
3rd John
Third John

Jude
Jude
Jud.
Jd.

Revelation
Rev
Re
The Revelation




The Apocrypha

Tobit
Tob.
Tb.

Judith
Jth.
Jdth.
Jdt. 		Additions to Esther
Add Esth.
Add Es.
Rest of Esther
The Rest of Esther
AEs.
AddEsth. 		Wisdom of Solomon
Wisd. of Sol.
Wisdom
Wis.
Ws. 		Sirach
Sir.

Ecclesiasticus
Ecclus.

Baruch
Bar. 		Letter of Jeremiah
Ep. Jer.
Let. Jer.
Ltr. Jer.
LJe. 		Song of Three Youths
Sg. of 3 Childr.
Song of Three
Song of Thr.
Song Thr.
The Song of Three Youths
The Song of the Three Holy Children
Song of the Three Holy Children
Song of the Three Holy Children
Song of Three Children
The Song of Three Jews
Song of Three Jews
Prayer of Azariah
Azariah
Pr. Az. 		Susanna
Sus.

Bel and the Dragon
Bel and Dr.
Bel.

1 Maccabees
1 Macc.
1 Mac.
1Maccabees
1Macc.
1Mac.
1Ma.
1M.
I Maccabees
I Macc.
I Mac.
I Ma.
1st Maccabees
First Maccabees 		2 Maccabees
2 Macc.
2 Mac.
2Maccabees
2Macc.
2Mac.
2Ma.
2M.
II Maccabees
II Macc.
II Mac.
II Ma.
2nd Maccabees
Second Maccabees 		3 Maccabees
3 Macc.
3 Mac.
3Maccabees
3Macc.
3Mac.
3Ma.
3M.
III Maccabees
III Macc.
III Mac.
III Ma.
3rd Maccabees
Third Maccabees 		4 Maccabees
4 Macc.
4 Mac.
4Maccabees
4Macc.
4Mac.
4Ma.
4M.
IV Maccabees
IV Macc.
IV Mac.
IV Ma.
4th Maccabees
Fourth Maccabees

1 Esdras
1 Esd.
1 Esdr.
1Esdras.
1Esdr.
1Esd.
1Es.
I Esdras
I Esdr.
I Esd.
I Es.
1st Esdras
First Esdras

2 Esdras
2 Esd.
2 Esdr.
2Esdras
2Esdr.
2Esd.
2Es.
II Esdras
II Esdr.
II Esd.
II Es.
2nd Esdras
Second Esdras 		Prayer of Manasseh
Pr. of Man.
Pr. of Man.
PMa.
Prayer of Manasses 		Additional Psalm
Add. Psalm
Add. Ps. 		Ode
Most common:Ode

Psalms of Solomon
Ps. Solomon
Ps. Sol.
Psalms Solomon
PsSol.

Epistle to the Laodiceans
Ep. Lao.
Epistle to Laodiceans
Epistle Laodiceans
Epist. Laodiceans
Ep. Laod.
Laodiceans
Laod.


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