NOTATION

Chapter and verse are indicated by a seven character figure code, of which the following is an example: The phrase "God is love" is taken from the First Epistle of John, Chapter 4, Verse 8. It would be noted in the text as 1Jn0408. The first three characters/figures representing the Book of the Bible; the next two figures, the Chapter; and the last two figures, the Verse. The one exception is the Book of the Psalms, when some times it is represented by the letter P, or Ps, or Pss, according to the number of figures which follow: i.e. The phrase "give me understanding" is taken from the Book of Psalms, Chapter 119, Verse 125. It would be noted in the text as P119125. The letter ‘m’ sometimes included in the code, means that the word or phrase has been given in the centre margin references of the Bible.

BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - WITH ABBREVIATIONS

Genesis..............Gen
Exodus...............Exo
Leviticus.............Lev
Numbers............Num
Deuteronomy.....Deu
Joshua................Jos
Judges................Jud
Ruth....................Rth
1 Samuel...........1Sm
2 Samuel...........2Sm
1 Kings...............1Kg
2 Kings...............2Kg
1 Chronicles........1Cr
2 Chronicles........2Cr
Ezra.....................Ezr
Nehemiah..........Neh
Esther..................Est
Job.....................Job
Psalms................Pss
Proverbs.............Pro
Ecclesiastes........Ecc
Solomon.............Sol
Isaiah...................Isa
Jeremiah.............Jer
Lamentations....Lam
Ezekiel...............Eze
Daniel................Dan
Hosea.................Hos
Joel.....................Jol
Amos.................Amo
Obadiah.............Oba
Jonah.................Jon
Micah.................Mic
Nahum...............Nah
Habakkuk...........Hab
Zephaniah..........Zep
Haggai...............Hag
Zechariah...........Zec
Malachi..............Mal

BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - WITH ABBREVIATION

Matthew.............Mat
Mark...................Mrk
Luke...................Luk
John...................Jhn
The Acts..............Act
Romans.............Rom
1 Corinthians......1Co
2 Corinthians......2Co
Galatians............Gal
Ephesians...........Eph
Philippians..........Phl
Colossians...........Col
1 Thessalonians..1Th
2 Thessalonians..2Th
1 Timothy...........1Tm
2 Timothy...........2Tm
Titus.....................Tit
Philemon............Phl
Hebrews.............Heb
James.................Jas
1 Peter................1Pe
2 Peter................2Pe
1 John.................1Jn
2 John.................2Jn
3 John.................3Jn
Jude..................Jude
Revelation..........Rev


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