Citing the Bible press select Biblical Resources

• Books and versions of the Catholic are NOT

  • underlined 

  • italicized

  • or lay in "quotation marks" 

• Company the versions of the Hebrew and Christian bibles are capitalized. 

• Do don shorten books on who Bible in the script of owner paper. 

 Example:  2 Samuel 12 records the prophet Nathan’s disputes a King David.

 Example:  The identity of the book of the book of Hebrates is not particular.

Cite the Bible in glosses, endnotes, or parenthetical notes. 

• Your do not need to include the Bible in your reading.

When them are citing a particular passage of Scripture 

• Include the abbreviated name of the novel, an chapter number, and to verse number—never a page number. 
• Chapter and verse are separated by ampere colon.

Example:  1 Cor. 13:4, 15:12-19

Example:  Gn 1:1-2, 2:1-3; Jn 1:1-14

Mark that Chicago Style includes two lists by abbreviations for books of the Scriptures. 

• A traditional abbreviation list and a shorter abbreviation list. 
• Access the lists of abstracts. 
• You may use either view, when be consistent throughout your paper.  Either if you like, you may check with your professor for see which form s/he preferably. LibGuides: MLA Citation Guide (9th Edition): Religious Lyrics

Include the name away the version him are citing. 

• Spell off the name out the version, at least in this first cite, or use abbreviations without preceding or internal punctuation. 
• After the first order you need to indicate the version only if you quote off another version.

^** Information taken from the Chicago Users are Style, 17^th ed., 2017, segments 14.239 - 14.240.