Abbreviations
AB Anchor Bible
ACCS:OT Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament
ca. approximately
Catechism Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edition)
chap(s). chapter(s)
d. died
Douay Douay-Rheims Bible
DS Denzinger-Schönmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum (1965)
ESV-CE English Standard Version, Catholic Edition
fig. figure
GI shorter Greek text of Sirach
GII longer Greek text of Sirach
GNT Good News Translation
HI original (shorter) Hebrew text of Sirach
HII expanded (longer) Hebrew text of Sirach
KJV King James Version
Knox Knox Bible
Lectionary The Lectionary for Mass (1998/2002 USA edition)
MS manuscript
NABRE New American Bible Revised Edition
NJB New Jerusalem Bible NPNF1 | Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series
NPNF2 | Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series
NRSV | New Revised Standard Version
NT | New Testament
OT | Old Testament
RSV | Revised Standard Version
RSV-2CE | Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (2006)
RV | Revised Version
Books of the Old Testament
Gen | Genesis
Exod | Exodus
Lev | Leviticus
Num | Numbers
Deut | Deuteronomy
Josh | Joshua
Judg | Judges
Ruth | Ruth
1 Sam | 1 Samuel
2 Sam | 2 Samuel
1 Kings | 1 Kings
2 Kings | 2 Kings
1 Chron | 1 Chronicles
2 Chron | 2 Chronicles
Ezra | Ezra
Neh | Nehemiah
Tob | Tobit
Jdt | Judith Esther | Esther
Job | Job
Ps(s) | Psalms
Prov | Proverbs
Eccles | Ecclesiastes
Song | Song of Songs
Wis | Wisdom of Solomon
Sir | Sirach
Isa | Isaiah
Jer | Jeremiah
Lam | Lamentations
Bar | Baruch
Ezek | Ezekiel
Dan | Daniel
Hosea | Hosea
Joel | Joel
Amos | Amos
Obad | Obadiah
Jon | Jonah
Mic | Micah
Nah | Nahum
Hab | Habakkuk
Zeph | Zephaniah
Hag | Haggai
Zech | Zechariah
Mal | Malachi
1 Macc | 1 Maccabees
2 Macc | 2 Maccabees
Books of the New Testament
Matt Matthew
Mark Mark
Luke Luke
John John
Acts Acts
Rom Romans
1 Cor 1 Corinthians
2 Cor 2 Corinthians
Gal Galatians
Eph Ephesians
Phil Philippians
Col Colossians
1 Thess 1 Thessalonians
2 Thess 2 Thessalonians
1 Tim 1 Timothy
2 Tim 2 Timothy
Titus Titus
Philem Philemon
Heb Hebrews
James James
1 Pet 1 Peter
2 Pet 2 Peter
1 John 1 John
2 John 2 John
3 John 3 John
Jude Jude
Rev Revelation