Scripture reference abbreviations
The following lists show how Scripture references are abbreviated in Direction articles. This list may be used in conjunction with the search engine to find articles that reference a certain passage.
Writers should abbreviate the Bible book name only when in parentheses or notes: Psalm 44:23-26, but (Ps 44:23-26). Do not add a period. If a passage is quoted, the version should be indicated: (Eccl 4:7-8 NRSV). If quotations are from the same version throughout the article, indicate in the first citation as follows: (Jer 5:12 NIV, passim).
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of chapters in the book.
Books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
- (50) Gen esis
- (40) Exod us
- (27) Lev iticus
- (36) Num bers
- (34) Deut eronomy
- (24) Josh ua
- (21) Judg es
- (4) Ruth
- (31) 1 Sam uel
- (24) 2 Sam uel
- (22) 1 Kings
- (25) 2 Kings
- (29) 1 Chron icles
- (36) 2 Chron icles
- (10) Ezra
- (13) Neh emiah
- (10) Esther
- (42) Job
- (150) Ps(s): Psalm(s)
- (31) Prov erbs
- (12) Eccles iastes
- (8) Song of Sol omon
- (66) Isa iah
- (52) Jer emiah
- (5) Lam entations
- (48) Ezek iel
- (12) Dan iel
- (14) Hos ea
- (14) Joel
- (9) Amos
- (1) Obad iah
- (4) Jon ah
- (7) Mic ah
- (3) Nah um
- (3) Hab akkuk
- (3) Zeph aniah
- (2) Hag gai
- (14) Zech ariah
- (4) Mal achi
Books of the Apocrypha
- 1 & 2 Esd ras
- (14) Tob it
- (16) Jth: Judith
- Rest of Esther
- (19) Wisd of Sol: Wisdom of Solomon
- (51) Ecclus: Ecclesiasticus
- (5) Bar uch
- (1) Ep Jer: Epistle of Jeremiah
- (1) Pr Azar: Prayer of Azariah
- (1) Song of Thr: Song of Three Children
- (1) Sus anna
- (1) Bel: Bel and Dragon
- (1) Pr of Man: Prayer of Manasseh
- 1, 2, 3, & 4 Macc abees
Books of the New Testament
- (28) Matt hew
- (16) Mark
- (24) Luke
- (21) John
- (28) Acts
- (16) Rom ans
- (16) 1 Cor inthians
- (13) 2 Cor inthians
- (6) Gal atians
- (6) Eph esians
- (4) Phil ippians
- (4) Col ossians
- (5) 1 Thess alonians
- (3) 2 Thess alonians
- (6) 1 Tim othy
- (4) 2 Tim othy
- (3) Titus
- (1) Philem on
- (13) Heb rews
- (5) James
- (5) 1 Peter
- (3) 2 Peter
- (5) 1 John
- (1) 2 John
- (1) 3 John
- (1) Jude
- (22) Rev elation