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Standard LDS abbreviations
The purpose of this page is to list the abbreviations used for the books in the Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These abbreviations are particularly important to this site because they are adopted as the standard for linking to particular verses, e.g. to link to the scriptures Genesis 1:1 we use the standard abbreviation, namely Gen 1:1.
Old Testament
| Book Name | Abbr |
| Genesis | Gen |
| Exodus | Ex |
| Leviticus | Lev |
| Numbers | Num |
| Deuteronomy | Deut |
| Joshua | Josh |
| Judges | Judg |
| Ruth | Ruth |
| 1 Samuel | 1 Sam |
| 2 Samuel | 2 Sam |
| 1 Kings | 1 Kgs |
| 2 Kings | 2 Kgs |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 Chr |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 Chr |
| Ezra | Ezra |
| Nehemiah | Neh |
| Esther | Esth |
| Job | Job |
| Psalms | Ps |
| Proverbs | Prov |
| Ecclesiastes | Eccl |
| The Song of Solomon | Song |
| Isaiah | Isa |
| Jeremiah | Jer |
| Lamentations | Lam |
| Ezekiel | Ezek |
| Daniel | Dan |
| Hosea | Hosea |
| Joel | Joel |
| Amos | Amos |
| Obadiah | Obad |
| Jonah | Jonah |
| Micah | Micah |
| Nahum | Nahum |
| Habakkuk | Hab |
| Zephaniah | Zeph |
| Haggai | Hag |
| Zechariah | Zech |
| Malachi | Mal |
New Testament
| Book Name | Abbr |
| Matthew | Matt |
| Mark | Mark |
| Luke | Luke |
| John | John |
| The Acts | Acts |
| The Epistle to the Romans | Rom |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 Cor |
| 2 Corinthians | 2 Cor |
| Galatians | Gal |
| Ephesians | Eph |
| Philippians | Philip |
| Colossians | Col |
| 1 Thessalonians | 1 Thes |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2 Thes |
| 1 Timothy | 1 Tim |
| 2 Timothy | 2 Tim |
| Titus | Titus |
| Philemon | Philem |
| To the Hebrews | Heb |
| The Epistle of James | James |
| 1 Peter | 1 Pet |
| 2 Peter | 2 Pet |
| 1 John | 1 Jn |
| 2 John | 2 Jn |
| 3 John | 3 Jn |
| Jude | Jude |
| Revelation | Rev |
Book of Mormon
| Book Name | Abbr |
| First Nephi | 1 Ne |
| Second Nephi | 2 Ne |
| Jacob | Jacob |
| Enos | Enos |
| Jarom | Jarom |
| Omni | Omni |
| Words of Mormon | W of M |
| Mosiah | Mosiah |
| Alma | Alma |
| Helaman | Hel |
| Third Nephi | 3 Ne |
| Fourth Nephi | 4 Ne |
| Mormon | Morm |
| Ether | Ether |
| Moroni | Moro |
Other latter-day scripture
| Book Name | Abbr |
| Doctrine & Covenants | D&C |
| Moses | Moses |
| Abraham | Abr |
| Joseph Smith-Matthew | JS-M |
| Joseph Smith-History | JS-H |