Bible Book Abbreviations
Complete List of Old & New Testament Abbreviations
These are the standard abbreviations used for Bible books on the Messages page,
especially when searching by scripture reference. Use these forms in the search
bar to quickly find messages by passage.
Old Testament
Pentateuch
- Gen — Genesis
- Exod — Exodus
- Lev — Leviticus
- Num — Numbers
- Deut — Deuteronomy
Historical Books
- Josh — Joshua
- Judg — Judges
- Ruth — Ruth
- 1 Sam — 1 Samuel
- 2 Sam — 2 Samuel
- 1 Kgs — 1 Kings
- 2 Kgs — 2 Kings
- 1 Chr — 1 Chronicles
- 2 Chr — 2 Chronicles
- Ezra — Ezra
- Neh — Nehemiah
- Esth — Esther
Wisdom & Poetry
- Job — Job
- Ps — Psalms
- Prov — Proverbs
- Eccl — Ecclesiastes
- Song — Song of Solomon
Major Prophets
- Isa — Isaiah
- Jer — Jeremiah
- Lam — Lamentations
- Ezek — Ezekiel
- Dan — Daniel
Minor Prophets
- Hos — Hosea
- Joel — Joel
- Amos — Amos
- Obad — Obadiah
- Jonah — Jonah
- Mic — Micah
- Nah — Nahum
- Hab — Habakkuk
- Zeph — Zephaniah
- Hag — Haggai
- Zech — Zechariah
- Mal — Malachi
New Testament
Gospels & Acts
- Mt — Matthew
- Mk — Mark
- Lk — Luke
- Jn — John
- Acts — Acts
Paul’s Letters
- Rom — Romans
- 1 Cor — 1 Corinthians
- 2 Cor — 2 Corinthians
- Gal — Galatians
- Eph — Ephesians
- Phil — Philippians
- Col — Colossians
- 1 Thess — 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Thess — 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Tim — 1 Timothy
- 2 Tim — 2 Timothy
- Tit — Titus
- Phlm — Philemon
General Letters
- Heb — Hebrews
- Jas — James
- 1 Pet — 1 Peter
- 2 Pet — 2 Peter
- 1 Jn — 1 John
- 2 Jn — 2 John
- 3 Jn — 3 John
- Jude — Jude
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