ABBREVIATIONS
for the
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
HOLY BIBLE

THE OLD TESTAMENT

Gen.      Genesis
Ex.       Exodus
Lev.      Leviticus
Num.      Numbers
Deut.     Deuteronomy
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
Tob.      Tobit
Jdt.      Judith
Esth.     Esther
1 Macc.   1 Maccabees
2 Macc.   2 Maccabees
Job       Job
Ps.       Psalms
Prov.     Proverbs
Eccl.     Ecclesiastes
Song      Song of Solomon
Wis.      Wisdom of Solomon
Sir.      Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Is.       Isaiah
Jer.      Jeremiah
Lam.      Lamentations
Bar.      Baruch
Ezek.     Ezekiel
Dan.      Daniel
Hos.      Hosea
Joel      Joel
Am.       Amos
Ob.       Obadiah
Jon.      Jonah
Mic.      Micah
Nah.      Nahum
Hab.      Habakkuk
Zeph.     Zephaniah
Hag.      Haggai
Zech.     Zechariah
Mal.      Malachi

THE NEW TESTAMENT

Mt.       Matthew
Mk.       Mark
Lk.       Luke
Jn.       John
Acts      Acts of the Apostles
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
Titus     Titus
Philem.   Philemon
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
Rev.      Revelation