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Biblical abbreviations explained
Translations
Books of the Bible
| Abbreviation |
Translation |
Date |
| ASV |
American Standard version |
1901 |
| BBE |
Bible in Basic English |
1949 |
| CJB |
Complete Jewish Bible |
1998 |
| CSB (or HCSB) |
Holman Christian Standard Bible |
2004 |
| DBY |
The Darby Bible |
1890 |
| ESV |
English Standard Version |
2001 |
| GNT (or GNB) |
Good News Bible |
1976 |
| GWD |
God's Word Translation |
1995 |
| HNV |
Hebrew Names Version |
in progress |
| MSG |
The Message |
2002 |
| NAS (or NASB) |
New American Standard Bible |
1971 |
| NCV |
New Century version |
1991 |
| NIV |
New International Version |
1978 |
| NKJ (or NKJV) |
New King James Version |
1982 |
| NLT |
New Living Translation |
1996, 2004 |
| NRV (or NIrV) |
New International Reader's Version |
1996 |
| NRS (or NRSV) |
New Revised Standard Version |
1989 |
| NSN |
New American Standard with Stron g's Numbers |
1971 |
| RHE (or D-R) |
Douay-Rheims Bible |
1582-1610 |
| RSV |
Revised Standard version |
1952 |
| STR |
King James version with Strong's numbers |
1894 |
| TMB |
Third Millenium Bible |
1998 |
| TNV |
Today's New International version |
2005 |
| VUL |
The Latin Vulgate |
405 |
| WBT |
The Webster Bible |
1833 |
| WEB |
World English Bible |
in progress |
| WNT |
Weymouth New Testament |
1903 |
| YLT |
Young's Literal Translation |
1862 |
The Old Testament
| 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 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 |
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