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Abbreviations for the Books of the Bible

Use the following abbreviations for the books of the Bible to make your Passage or Verse Search easier to use.

Book

Abbreviation

Genesis

gen

Exodus

exo

Leviticus

lev

Numbers

num

Deuteronomy

deut

Joshua

jos

Judges

jdg

Ruth

 

1 Samuel

1sa / 1sam

2 Samuel

2sa / 2sam

1 Kings

1ki

2 Kings

2ki

1 Chronicles

1ch / 1chron

2 Chronicles

2ch / 2chron

Ezra

 

Nehemiah

neh

Esther

est

Job

 

Psalm

ps / psa

Proverbs

pro / prov

Ecclesiastes

ecc

Song of Solomon

song

Isaiah

isa

Jeremiah

jer

Lamentations

lam

Ezekiel

eze / ezk

Daniel

dan

Hosea

hos

Joel

 

Amos

 

Obadiah

oba

Jonah

jnh

Micah

mic

Nahum

nah

Habakkuk

hab

Zephaniah

zep

Haggai

hag

Zechariah

zec

Malachi

mal

Matthew

mt / mat

Mark

mk / mar

Luke

lk

John

jn

Acts

 

Romans

rom

1 Corinthians

1co / 1cor

2 Corinthians

2co / 2cor

Galatians

gal

Ephesians

eph

Philippians

php

Colossians

col

1 Thessalonians

1th / 1thes

2 Thessalonians

2th / 2thes

1 Timothy

1ti / 1tim

2 Timothy

2ti / 2tim

Titus

 

Philemon

phm

Hebrews

heb

James

jam / jas

1 Peter

1pe

2 Peter

2pe

1 John

1jn

2 John

2jn

3 John

3jn

Jude

 

Revelation

rev

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