Abbreviations for Books of the Bible

Abbreviations for Books of the Bible

CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT

 TRANSLATIONS OF BIBLE ABBREVIATIONS

Old Testament (OT)

Abbreviation             Book title

Amos                           Cant. of Cant.               1 Chron.                       2 Chron.                       Dan.                            Eccles.                        Esth.                           Exod.                           Ezek.                        Ezra                             Gen.                             Heb.                               Hag.                             Hos.                             Isa.                                Jer.                               Job                              Joel                              Jon.                             Josh.                             Judg.                         1 Kings                          2 Kings                         Lam.                              Lev.                               Mal.                               Mic.                             Nah.                            Neh.                          Num.                           Obed.                          Prov.                            Ps.                                Qoh.                              Ruth                              1 Sam.                       2 Sam.                          Song of Sol.                  Song of Sg.                   Zach.                            Zeph.                                Amos Canticle of Canticles (also called Song of Solomon and Song of Songs) 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Daniel Ecclesiastes (also called Qoheleth) Esther ExodusEzekial Ezra Genesis Hebrew Haggai Hosea Isaiah Jeremiah Job Joel Jonah Joshua Judges 1 Kings 2 Kings            Lamentations Leviticus Malachi Micah Nahum Nehemiah NumbersObediah Proverbs PsalmsQoheleth (also called Ecclesiastes) Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel Song of Solomon (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Songs) Song of Songs (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Solomon) Zachariah Zephaniah

New Testament (NT)

Abbreviation            Book title

Acts                           Apoc.                         Col.                            1 Cor.                        2 Cor.                        Eph.                     Gal.                           Heb.                        Jas.                         John                            1 John                     2 John                      Jude                            Luke                            Mark                          Matt.                      1 Pet.                      2 Pet.                           Phil.                          Philem.                    Rev.                            Rom.                     1 Thess.                 2 Thess.                 1 Tim.                      2 Tim.                     Tit.

Acts                          Apocalypse (also called Revelation) Colossians 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Ephesians Galatians Hebrews James John                       1 John                     2 John                    Jude                        Luke                         Mark Matthew 1 Peter 2 Peter                    Philippians Philemon Revelation (also called Apocalypse) Romans 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus