The table below matches Bible book names with their abbreviations.

Bible Abbreviations

• Book names are listed in alphabetical order. JUMP TO... ACDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTZ
• Blue book names link to studies on the book.
• The yellow abbreviation buttons link you to the World English Bible (WEB)
• Reference style: On simplybible.com scripture references are abbreviated. For example First Thessalonians chapter five verses twelve to twenty-two is written... (1Th 5:12-22).
• Miscellaneous abbreviations: cf compare, eg for example, kjv King James Version or quote reflects the Majority Text, sv "some versions" but not all translations reflect the quotation, esp "especially", ch and v "chapter" and "verse".

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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
Acts	Act
Amos	Ams
1Chronicles	1Ch
2Chronicles	2Ch
1Corinthians	1Co
2Corinthians	2Co
Colossians	Col
Daniel	Dan
Deuteronomy	Deu
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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
Ecclesiastes	Ecc
Ephesians	Eph
Esther	Est
Exodus	Exo
Ezekiel	Eze
Ezra	Ezr
Galatians	Gal
Genesis	Gen
Habakkuk	Hab
Haggai	Hag
Hebrews	Heb
Hosea	Hos
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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
Isaiah	Isa
James	Jas
Jeremiah	Jer
Job	Job
Joel	Jol
John	Jhn
1John	1Jn
2John	2Jn
3John	3Jn
Jonah	Jna
Joshua	Jsh
Jude	Jde
Judges	Jdg
1Kings	1Kg
2Kings	2Kg
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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
Lamentations	Lam
Leviticus	Lev
Luke	Lke
Malachi	Mal
Mark	Mrk
Matthew	Mtt
Micah	Mic
Nahum	Nah
Nehemiah	Neh
Numbers	Num
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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
Obadiah	Oba
1Peter	1Pe
2Peter	2Pe
Philemon	Phm
Philippians	Php
Proverbs	Prv
Psalms	Psa
Revelation	Rev
Romans	Rom
Ruth	Rth
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NAME OF BOOK	ABBREV
1Samuel	1Sm
2Samuel	2Sm
Solomon's Song	Sol
1Thessalonians	1Th
2Thessalonians	2Th
1Timothy	1Tm
2Timothy	2Tm
Titus	Tit
Zechariah	Zec
Zephaniah	Zph
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