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    ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS PUBLICATION

    Bible Translations

    AB The Amplified Bible (1965), Zondervan Publishing House

    An The Anchor Bible (1964 and following years), W. F. Albright and D. N. Freedman, general editors

    AS American Standard Version (1901; as printed in 1944), American Revision Committee

    AT The Complete Bible​—An American Translation (1939; as printed in 1951), J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed

    BC Sagrada Biblia (1947), José María Bover and Francisco Cantera Burgos, Madrid, Spain

    BE The Bible in Basic English (1949), Cambridge University Press

    By The Bible in Living English (1972), Steven T. Byington

    CB The New Testament​—A Translation in the Language of the People (1937; as printed in 1950), Charles B. Williams

    CC The New Testament (1941; as printed in 1947), Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Revision

    CK The New Testament​—A New Translation in Plain English (1963), Charles K. Williams

    Da The ‘Holy Scriptures’ (1949 Edition), J. N. Darby

    Dy Challoner-Douay Version (c. 1750; as printed in 1942)

    ED The Emphatic Diaglott (1864; as printed in 1942), Benjamin Wilson

    ER English Revised Version (1885; as printed in 1893), Cambridge University Press

    Fn The Holy Bible in Modern English (1903; as printed in 1935), Ferrar Fenton

    Int The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (1985 Edition)

    JB The Jerusalem Bible (1966), Alexander Jones, general editor

    JP The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text (1917; as printed in 1952), The Jewish Publication Society of America

    KJ King James Version (1611; as printed in 1942)

    Kx The Holy Bible (1956), Ronald A. Knox

    La The Holy Bible From Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (1957), George M. Lamsa

    Le The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures (1853; as printed in 1914), Isaac Leeser

    LXX Greek Septuagint (originally produced in the third and second centuries B.C.E.), as edited by Alfred Rahlfs (1935)

    LXX, Bagster The Septuagint With Apocrypha: Greek and English (translation by L. C. L. Brenton, 1851; as printed in 1986)

    LXX, Thomson The Septuagint Bible (translation by Charles Thomson, 1808; revised by C. A. Muses, 1954)

    Mo A New Translation of the Bible (1935; as printed in 1954), James Moffatt

    MR The Modern Reader’s Bible (1907; as printed in 1924), Richard G. Moulton, editor

    NAB The New American Bible (1970), Catholic Biblical Association of America

    NC Sagrada Biblia (1944; as printed in 1972), Eloíno Nácar Fuster and Alberto Colunga

    NE The New English Bible (1970)

    NIV The Holy Bible​—New International Version (1978)

    NW New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures​—With References (1984)

    Ph The New Testament in Modern English (1958; as printed in 1976), J. B. Phillips

    Ro The Emphasised Bible (1902), Joseph B. Rotherham

    RS Revised Standard Version (1952; as printed in 1971)

    Sd The Authentic New Testament (1958), Hugh J. Schonfield

    Sp The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1937; as printed in 1948), Francis Aloysius Spencer

    Sy Syriac Peshitta, originally produced in the fifth century C.E. (edited by S. Lee, London, 1826, and reprinted by United Bible Societies, 1979)

    TC The Twentieth Century New Testament, Revised Edition (1904)

    TEV Today’s English Version (1976)

    Vg Latin Vulgate (originally produced c. 400 C.E. by Jerome; edited by R. Weber, Stuttgart, Germany, 1975)

    VM La Santa Biblia, Versión Moderna (1966), Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina

    We The New Testament in Modern Speech (Fifth Edition, 1943; as printed in 1944), R. F. Weymouth; revised by J. A. Robertson

    Yg The Holy Bible (Revised Edition of 1887), Robert Young

    Books of the Bible

    Ac Acts

    Am Amos

    Ca Song of Solomon (Canticles)

    1Ch Chronicles, 1

    2Ch Chronicles, 2

    1Co Corinthians, 1

    2Co Corinthians, 2

    Col Colossians

    Da Daniel

    De Deuteronomy

    Ec Ecclesiastes

    Eph Ephesians

    Es Esther

    Ex Exodus

    Eze Ezekiel

    Ezr Ezra

    Ga Galatians

    Ge Genesis

    Hab Habakkuk

    Hag Haggai

    Heb Hebrews

    Ho Hosea

    Isa Isaiah

    Jas James

    Jer Jeremiah

    Jg Judges

    Joe Joel

    1Jo John, 1

    2Jo John, 2

    3Jo John, 3

    Joh John

    Jon Jonah

    Jos Joshua

    1Ki Kings, 1

    2Ki Kings, 2

    La Lamentations

    Le Leviticus

    Lu Luke

    Mal Malachi

    Mr Mark

    Mt Matthew

    Mic Micah

    Na Nahum

    Ne Nehemiah

    Nu Numbers

    Ob Obadiah

    1Pe Peter, 1

    2Pe Peter, 2

    Phm Philemon

    Php Philippians

    Pr Proverbs

    Ps Psalms

    Re Revelation

    Ro Romans

    Ru Ruth

    1Sa Samuel, 1

    2Sa Samuel, 2

    1Th Thessalonians, 1

    2Th Thessalonians, 2

    1Ti Timothy, 1

    2Ti Timothy, 2

    Tit Titus

    Zec Zechariah

    Zep Zephaniah

    Other Abbreviations

    a. after

    a.m. (ante meridiem), before noon

    avdp avoirdupois

    b. before

    B.C.E. before Common Era

    bu bushel(s)

    c. about

    C. Celsius

    C.E. Common Era

    chap(s) chapter(s)

    cm centimeter(s)

    col. column

    cu cubic

    E east

    ENE east-northeast

    ESE east-southeast

    F. Fahrenheit

    ft foot/​feet

    ftn(s) footnote(s)

    g gram(s)

    gal gallon(s)

    Gr. Greek

    ha hectare(s)

    Heb. Hebrew

    in. inch(es)

    kg kilogram(s)

    kl kiloliter(s)

    km kilometer(s)

    km/​hr kilometers per hour

    L liter(s)

    Lat. Latin

    lb pound(s)

    lit. literally

    m meter(s)

    mg milligram(s)

    mi mile(s)

    ml milliliter(s)

    mm millimeter(s)

    mph miles per hour

    MS(S) manuscript(s)

    Mt(s). Mount(ains)

    N north

    NE northeast

    NNE north-northeast

    NNW north-northwest

    No(s). number(s)

    NW northwest

    oz ounce(s)

    p. page

    par(s). paragraph(s)

    pl. plural

    p.m. (post meridiem), after noon

    pp. pages

    pt pint(s)

    qt quart(s)

    S south

    SE southeast

    sec(s). section(s)

    sq square

    SSE south-southeast

    SSW south-southwest

    Sup superscription

    SW southwest

    t troy

    T.V. Torrent Valley

    Vol(s). Volume(s)

    vs(s) verse(s)

    W west

    WNW west-northwest

    WSW west-southwest

    yd yard

    NOTE: All quotations from classical authors are from the Loeb Classical Library, unless otherwise indicated.