When entering a reference on the "Go to Bible" tool, the reference can take the following forms.
Following is a list of recommended abbreviations to use when manually entering a verse reference in our search tool.
| Old Testament |
| Genesis | Gen |
| Exodus | Exd |
| Leviticus | Lev |
| Numbers | Num |
| Deuteronomy | Deu |
| Joshua | Jos |
| Judges | Jdg |
| Ruth | Rth |
| 1 Samuel | 1Sa |
| 2 Samuel | 2Sa |
| 1 Kings | 1Ki |
| 2 Kings | 2Ki |
| 1 Chronicles | 1Ch |
| 2 Chronicles | 2Ch |
| Ezra | Ezr |
| Nehemiah | Neh |
| Esther | Est |
| Job | Job |
| Psalms | Psa |
| Proverbs | Pro |
| Ecclesiastes | Ecc |
| Solomon | Sgs |
| Isaiah | Isa |
| Jeremiah | Jer |
| Lamentations | Lam |
| Ezekiel | Eze |
| Daniel | Dan |
| Hosea | Hsa |
| Joel | Joe |
| Amos | Amo |
| Obadiah | Oba |
| Jonah | Jon |
| Micah | Mic |
| Nahum | Nah |
| Habakkuk | Hab |
| Zephaniah | Zep |
| Haggai | Hag |
| Zechariah | Zec |
| Malachi | Mal |
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| New Testament |
| Matthew | Mat |
| Mark | Mar |
| Luke | Luk |
| John | Jhn |
| Acts | Act |
| Romans | Rom |
| 1 Corinthians | 1Cr |
| 2 Corinthians | 2Cr |
| Galatians | Gal |
| Ephesians | Eph |
| Philippians | Phl |
| Colossians | Col |
| 1 Thessalonians | 1Th |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2Th |
| 1 Timothy | 1Ti |
| 2 Timothy | 2Ti |
| Titus | Tts |
| Philemon | Phm |
| Hebrews | Hbr |
| James | Jam |
| 1 Peter | 1Pe |
| 2 Peter | 2Pe |
| 1 John | 1Jo |
| 2 John | 2Jo |
| 3 John | 3Jo |
| Jude | Jud |
| Revelation | Rev |
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