Bible Abbreviations

Most common Bible book abbreviations are there (e.g. 1co for 1 Corinthians).

NOTE: Symphonie has a setting to expand abbreviations as you type, like Melodie. It is disabled by default.

All the abbreviations can be seen by clicking the Help icon next to the input box:

Here’s a full list:

Book	Abbreviation
Genesis	`gen`
Exodus	`exo`
Leviticus	`lev`
Numbers	`num`
Deuteronomy	`deu`
Joshua	`jos`
Joshua	`josh`
Judges	`jdg`
Judges	`judg`
Ruth	`rut`, `ru`
1 Samuel	`sam`, `1sam`
1 Samuel	`1sam`, `1sa`, `1 sam`
1 Samuel	`1 sa`
2 Samuel	`2sam`, `2sa`, `2 sam`, `2 sa`
1 Kings	`1kin`, `1ki`, `1 kin`, `1 ki`
2 Kings	`2kin`, `2ki`, `2 kin`, `2 ki`
1 Chronicles	`1 chr`, `1 ch`
2 Chronicles	`2 chr`, `2 ch`
Ezra	`ezr`
Nehemiah	`neh`
Esther	`est`, `esth`
Psalms	`psa`, `ps`
Proverbs	`pro`, `prov`
Ecclesiastes	`ecc`, `eccl`
Song of Solomon	`son`, `song`, `songs`
Isaiah	`isa`
Jeremiah	`jer`
Lamentations	`lam`
Ezekiel	`eze`
Daniel	`dan`
Hosea	`hos`
Joel	`joe`
Amos	`amo`
Obadiah	`oba`, `obad`
Jonah	`jon`
Micah	`mic`
Nahum	`nah`
Habakkuk	`hab`
Zephaniah	`zep`, `zeph`
Haggai	`hag`
Zechariah	`zec`, `zech`
Malachi	`mal`
Matthew	`matt`, `mat`
Mark	`mar`
Luke	`luk`
John	`joh`
Acts	`act`
Romans	`rom`
1 Corinthians	`1cor`, `1co`, `1 cor`, `1 co`
2 Corinthians	`2 cor`, `2 co`, `2cor`, `2co`
Galatians	`gal`
Ephesians	`eph`
Philippians	`phi`, `phil`
Colossians	`col`
1 Thessalonians	`1th`, `1the`, `1thes`, `1 th`, `1 the`, `1 thes`
2 Thessalonians	`2th`, `2the`, `2thes`, `2 th`, `2 the`, `2 thes`
1 Timothy	`1ti`, `1tim`, `1 ti`, `1 tim`
2 Timothy	`2ti`, `2tim`, `2 ti`, `2 tim`
Titus	`tit`
Philemon	`phl`, `phile`
Hebrews	`heb`
1 Peter	`1pe`, `1pet`, `1 pe`, `1 pet`
2 Peter	`2 pe`, `2 pet`, `2pe`, `2pet`
1 John	`1jo`, `1joh`, `1 jo`, `1 joh`
2 John	`2 jo`, `2 joh`, `2jo`, `2joh`
3 John	`3 jo`, `3 joh`, `3jo`, `3joh`
James	`jam`
Jude	`jud`
Revelation	`rev`