Books of the Bible with abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and in links on these pages
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Alphabetical list of Books of the Bible
OLD TESTAMENT
Amos | Am | 1 Kings | 1 Kgs |
Baruch | Bar | 2 Kings | 2 Kgs |
1 Chronicles | 1 Chr | Lamentations | Lam |
2 Chronicles | 2 Chr | Leviticus | Lv |
Daniel | Dn | 1 Maccabees | 1 Mc |
Deuteronomy | Dt | 2 Maccabees | 2 Mc |
Ecclesiastes | Eccl | Malachi | Mal |
Esther | Est | Micah | Mi |
Exodus | Ex | Nahum | Na |
Ezra | Ezr | Nehemiah | Neh |
Ezekiel | Ez | Numbers | Nm |
Genesis | Gn | Obadiah | Ob |
Habakkuk | Hb | Proverbs | Prv |
Haggai | Hg | Psalm(s) | Ps(s) |
Hosea | Hos | Ruth | Ru |
Isaiah | Is | 1 Samuel | 1 Sm |
Jeremiah | Jer | 2 Samuel | 2 Sm |
Job | Jb | Sirach | Sir |
Joel | Jl | Song of Songs | Sg |
Jonah | Jon | Tobit | Tb |
Joshua | Jos | Wisdom | Wis |
Judges | Jgs | Zechariah | Zec |
Judith | Jdt | Zephaniah | Zep |
NEW TESTAMENT
Acts of the Apostles | Acts | Mark | Mk |
Colossians | Col | Matthew | Mt |
1 Corinthians | 1 Cor | 1 Peter | 1 Pt |
2 Corinthians | 2 Cor | 2 Peter | 2 Pt |
Ephesians | Eph | Philemon | Phlm |
Galatians | Gal | Philippians | Phil |
Hebrews | Heb | Revelation | Rv |
James | Jas | Romans | Rom |
John (Gospel) | Jn | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thes |
1 John | 1 Jn | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thes |
2 John | 2 Jn | 1 Timothy | 1 Tm |
3 John | 3 Jn | 2 Timothy | 2 Tm |
Jude | Jude | Titus | Ti |
Luke | Lk |
Books of the Bible in the order of the Bible
OLD TESTAMENT
The Pentateuch | |||
Genesis | Gn | Numbers | Nm |
Exodus | Ex | Deuteronomy | Dt |
Leviticus | Lv | ||
Historical Introduction | |||
Joshua | Jos | 2 Kings | 2 Kgs |
Judges | Jgs | 1 Chronicles | 1 Chr |
Ruth | Ru | 2 Chronicles | 2 Chr |
1 Samuel | 1 Sm | Ezra | Ezr |
2 Samuel | 2 Sm | Nehemiah | Neh |
1 Kings | 1 Kgs | ||
Biblical Novellas | |||
Tobit | Tb | 1 Maccabees | 1 Mc |
Judith | Jdt | 2 Maccabees | 2 Mc |
Esther | Est | ||
Wisdom Books | |||
Job | Jb | Song of Songs | Sg |
Psalm(s) | Ps(s) | Wisdom | Wis |
Proverbs | Prv | Sirach | Sir |
Ecclesiastes | Eccl | ||
Prophetic Books | |||
Isaiah | Is | Obadiah | Ob |
Jeremiah | Jer | Jonah | Jon |
Lamentations | Lam | Micah | Mi |
Baruch | Bar | Nahum | Na |
Ezekiel | Ez | Habakkuk | Hb |
Daniel | Dn | Zephaniah | Zep |
Hosea | Hos | Haggai | Hg |
Joel | Jl | Zechariah | Zec |
Amos | Am | Malachi | Mal |
NEW TESTAMENT
The Gospels | |||
Matthew | Mt | Luke | Lk |
Mark | Mk | John | Jn |
Acts of the Apostles | |||
Acts of the Apostles | Acts | ||
New Testament Letters | |||
Romans | Rom | 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thes |
1 Corinthians | 1 Cor | 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thes |
2 Corinthians | 2 Cor | 1 Timothy | 1 Tm |
Galatians | Gal | 2 Timothy | 2 Tm |
Ephesians | Eph | Titus | Ti |
Philippians | Phil | Philemon | Phlm |
Colossians | Col | Hebrews | Heb |
Catholic Letters | |||
James | Jas | 2 John | 2 Jn |
1 Peter | 1 Pt | 3 John | 3 Jn |
2 Peter | 2 Pt | Jude | Jude |
1 John | 1 Jn | Revelation | Rv |