Abbreviations for books in the Bible

As a useful reference for Twitter, below is a list of abbreviations for books in the Bible, compiled from the index at the end of ESV Bible, The UltraThin Edition.

For the Old Testament:

  • Genesis: Gn
  • Exodus: Ex
  • Leviticus: Lv
  • Numbers: Nm
  • Deuteronomy: Dn
  • Joshua: Jos
  • Judges: Jgs
  • Ruth: Ru
  • 1 Samuel: 1 Sm
  • 2 Samuel: 2 Sm
  • 1 Kings: 1 Kgs
  • 2 Kings: 2 Kgs
  • 1 Chronicles: 1 Chr
  • 2 Chronicles: 2 Chr
  • Ezra: Ezr
  • Nehemiah: Neh
  • Esther
  • Job: Jb
  • Psalms: Ps
  • Proverbs: Prv
  • Ecclesiastes: Eccl
  • Song of Solomon: Sg
  • Isaiah: Is
  • Jeremiah: Jer
  • Lamentations: Lam
  • Ezekiel: Ezk
  • Daniel: Dn
  • Hosea: Hosea
  • Joel: Jl
  • Amos: Am
  • Obadiah
  • Jonah: Jon
  • Micah: Mi
  • Nahum: Na
  • Habakkuk: Hab
  • Zephaniah: Zep
  • Haggai: Hg
  • Zechariah: Zec
  • Malachi: Mal

For the New Testament:
  • Matthew: Mt
  • Mark: Mk
  • Luke: Lk
  • John: Jn
  • Acts: Acts (no abbreviation)
  • Romans: Rom
  • 1 Corinthians: 1 Cor
  • 2 Corinthians: 2 Cor
  • Galatians: Gal
  • Ephesians: Eph
  • Philippians: Phil
  • Colossians: Col
  • 1 Thessalonians: 1 Thes
  • 2 Thessalonians: 2 Thes
  • 1 Timothy: 1 Tm
  • 2 Timothy: 2 Tm
  • Titus: Ti
  • Philemon
  • Hebrews: Heb
  • James: Jas
  • 1 Peter: 1 Pt
  • 2 Peter: 2 Pt
  • 1 John: 1 Jn
  • 2 John: 2 Jn
  • 3 John: 3 Jn
  • Jude: Jude (no abbreviation)
  • Revelation: Rv

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