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Abbreviations

[Bible Versions] [Commentaries] [Reference] [Books of the Bible] [Other]

Bible Versions

  1. English Translations

    1. AMP - Amplified Version (Lockman Foundation)
    2. CEV - Contemporary English Version (American Bible Society)
    3. ESV - English Standard Version (Crossway)
    4. GNT - Good News Translation (American Bible Society)
    5. HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible (Holman)
    6. KJV - King James Version (Zondervan)
    7. JB - The Jerusalem Bible (Doubleday)
    8. MSG - The Message (NavPress)
    9. NASB - New American Standard Bible (Lockman Foundation)
    10. NCV - New Century Version (Nelson)
    11. NET - New English Translation (NET Bible) (Biblical Studies Press, bible.org)
    12. NIV - New International Version (Zondervan)
    13. NJB - New Jerusalem Bible (Doubleday)
    14. NKJV - New King James Version (Nelson)
    15. NLT - New Living Translation (Tyndale)
    16. NRSV - New Revised Standard Version (Oxford)
    17. REB - Revised English Bible (Oxford)
    18. RSV - Revised Standard Version (Oxford)
    19. TLB - The Living Bible (Tyndale)
    20. TNIV - Today's New International Version (Zondervan)

  2. Ancient Language Versions

    1. BHS - Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Hebrew OT) (German Bible Society)
    2. LXX - Septuagint (Greek trans. of the OT, 3rd c. B.C.)
    3. MT - Masoretic Text (Hebrew OT, 10th c. A.D.)
    4. NA27 - Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th rev. ed. (Greek NT) (German Bible Society)
    5. UBS4 - The Greek New Testament, 4th rev. ed. (United Bible Societies, German Bible Society)
    6. Vulg. - Vulgate (Latin trans. of the Bible, 5th c. A.D.)

Commentaries

  1. Single Volume Commentaries

    1. CBC - Classic Bible Commentary (Crossway)
    2. NBC - New Bible Commentary (IVP)

  2. Multiple Volume Commentaries

    1. ACCS - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (IVP)
    2. BCOTWP - Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms (Baker)
    3. BECNT - Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Baker)
    4. BST - The Bible Speaks Today (IVP)
    5. CsBC - Cornerstone Biblical Commentary (Tyndale)
    6. EBC - The Expositor's Bible Commentary, revised (Zondervan)
    7. HNTC - Holman New Testament Commentary (Holman)
    8. HOTC - Holman Old Testament Commentary (Holman)
    9. IBC - Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (John Knox Press)
    10. IVPNTC - IVP New Testament Commentary (IVP)
    11. JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary (Hendrickson)
    12. JMB - James Montgomery Boice Commentaries (Baker)
    13. MHC - Matthew Henry Commentary (Hendrickson)
    14. NAC - New American Commentary (Broadman & Holman)
    15. NIBCOT - New International Biblical Commentary - Old Testament Series (Hendrickson)
    16. NIBCNT - New International Biblical Commentary - New Testament Series (Hendrickson)
    17. NICNT - New International Commentary on the New Testament (Eerdmans)
    18. NICOT - New International Commentary on the Old Testament (Eerdmans)
    19. NIVAC - NIV Application Commentary (Zondervan)
    20. PNTC - Pillar New Testament Commentary (Eerdmans)
    21. TMP - The Minor Prophets - An Exegetical & Expository Commentary, 3 vols. (Baker)
    22. TNTC - Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (IVP)
    23. TOD - Treasury of David (Charles Spurgeon) (Hendrickson)
    24. TOTC - Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (IVP)
    25. TTB - Thru The Bible (J. Vernon McGee) (Nelson)
    26. WBC - Word Biblical Commentary (Nelson)

  3. Study Bibles

    1. ESVSB - ESV Study Bible {ESV} (Crossway)
    2. LASB - Life Application Study Bible {NLT, NIV} (Tyndale)
    3. LSB - Literary Study Bible {ESV} (Crossway)
    4. NIVASB - NIV Archaeological Study Bible {NIV} (Zondervan)
    5. NIVSB - NIV Study Bible {NIV} (Zondervan)
    6. NLTSB - NLT Study Bible {NLT} (Tyndale)
    7. NOAB - New Oxford Annotated Bible {NRSV, RSV} (Oxford)
    8. RSB - Reformation Study Bible {NKJV, ESV} (Ligonier)
    9. RySB - Ryrie Study Bible {NIV} (Moody)

Reference Works

  1. BDT - Baker's Dictionary of Theology (Baker)
  2. DLNTD - Dictionary of the Later New Testaments and Its Developments (IVP)
  3. DOTP - Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (IVP)
  4. DOTWPW - Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings (IVP)
  5. DJG - Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (IVP)
  6. HBA - Holman Bible Atlas (Holman)
  7. HIBD - Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Holman)
  8. ISBE - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Eerdmans)
  9. NBD - New Bible Dictionary (IVP)
  10. NUBD - New Unger's Bible Dictionary (Moody)
  11. NUBH - New Unger's Bible Handbook (Moody)
  12. MWCD - Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary (Merriam-Webster)
  13. PBD - Pictorial Bible Dictionary (Zondervan)
  14. ZBH - Zondervan Bible Handbook (Zondervan)

Books of the Bible

  1. OT - Old Testament

    1. Gn - Genesis
    2. Ex - Exodus
    3. Lv - Leviticus
    4. Nm - Numbers
    5. Dt - Deuteronomy
    6. Jos - Joshua
    7. Jgs - Judges
    8. Ru - Ruth
    9. 1 Sm - 1 Samuel
    10. 2 Sm - 2 Samuel
    11. 1 Kgs - 1 Kings
    12. 2 Kgs - 2 Kings
    13. 1 Chr - 1 Chronicles
    14. 2 Chr - 2 Chronicles
    15. Ezr - Ezra
    16. Neh - Nehemiah
    17. Est - Esther
    18. Jb - Job
    19. Ps - Psalms
    20. Prv - Proverbs
    21. Eccl - Ecclesiastes
    22. Sg - Song of Solomon
    23. Is - Isaiah
    24. Jer - Jeremiah
    25. Lam - Lamentations
    26. Ez - Ezekiel
    27. Dn - Daniel
    28. Hos - Hosea
    29. Jl - Joel
    30. Am - Amos
    31. Ob - Obadiah
    32. Jon - Jonah
    33. Mi - Micah
    34. Na - Nahum
    35. Hb - Habakkuk
    36. Zep - Zephaniah
    37. Hg - Haggai
    38. Zec - Zechariah
    39. Mal - Malachi

  2. NT - New Testament

    1. Mt - Matthew
    2. Mk - Mark
    3. Lk - Luke
    4. Jn - John
    5. Acts - Acts
    6. Rom - Romans
    7. 1 Cor - 1 Corinthians
    8. 2 Cor - 2 Corinthians
    9. Gal - Galatians
    10. Eph - Ephesians
    11. Phil - Philippians
    12. Col - Colossians
    13. 1 Thes - 1 Thessalonians
    14. 2 Thes - 2 Thessalonians
    15. 1 Tim - 1 Timothy
    16. 2 Tim - 2 Timothy
    17. Ti - Titus
    18. Phlm - Philemon
    19. Heb - Hebrews
    20. Jas - James
    21. 1 Pt - 1 Peter
    22. 2 Pt - 2 Peter
    23. 1 Jn - 1 John
    24. 2 Jn - 2 John
    25. 3 Jn - 3 John
    26. Jude - Jude
    27. Rv - Revelation

Other

  1. A.D. - in the year of our Lord (anno Domini)
  2. B.C. - before Christ
  3. c. - about (circa), century
  4. cf. - compare with (confer)
  5. ch. - chapter(s)
  6. ed. - edited by, editor, edition
  7. e.g. - for example (exempli gratia)
  8. et al. - and others (et alii)
  9. etc. - and so on (et cetera)
  10. f. (ff.) - and following (verse(s), page(s), etc.)
  11. Gk. - Greek
  12. Heb. - Hebrew
  13. ibid. - in the same place, book, etc. (ibidem)
  14. i.e. - that is (id est)
  15. misc. -miscellaneous
  16. n. - note
  17. n.d. - no date
  18. p. - page(s)
  19. rev. - revised, reviser, revision
  20. st. - saint
  21. s.v. - under the word (sub verbo)
  22. trans. - translation, translated
  23. v. - verse(s)
  24. viz. - that is to say (videlicet)
  25. vol. - volume(s)

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