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YouVersion.com URL Abbreviations
/*!
* youversion_abbreviations.js
* JSON of YouVersion.com Bible Book URL Abbreviations.
*/
var books = {
'gen': 'Genesis',
'exo': 'Exodus',
'lev': 'Leviticus',
'num': 'Numbers',
'deu': 'Deuteronomy',
'jos': 'Joshua',
'jdg': 'Judges',
'rut': 'Ruth',
'1sa': '1 Samuel',
'2sa': '2 Samuel',
'1ki': '1 Kings',
'2ki': '2 Kings',
'1ch': '1 Chronicles',
'2ch': '2 Chronicles',
'ezr': 'Ezra',
'neh': 'Nehemiah',
'est': 'Esther',
'job': 'Job',
'psa': 'Psalm',
'pro': 'Proverbs',
'ecc': 'Ecclesiastes',
'sng': 'Song of Solomon',
'isa': 'Isaiah',
'jer': 'Jeremiah',
'lam': 'Lamentations',
'ezk': 'Ezekiel',
'dan': 'Daniel',
'hos': 'Hosea',
'jol': 'Joel',
'amo': 'Amos',
'oba': 'Obadiah',
'jon': 'Jonah',
'mic': 'Micah',
'nam': 'Nahum',
'hab': 'Habakkuk',
'zep': 'Zephaniah',
'hag': 'Haggai',
'zec': 'Zechariah',
'mal': 'Malachi',
'mat': 'Matthew',
'mrk': 'Mark',
'lke': 'Luke',
'jhn': 'John',
'act': 'Acts',
'rom': 'Romans',
'1co': '1 Corinthians',
'2co': '2 Corinthians',
'gal': 'Galatians',
'eph': 'Ephesians',
'php': 'Philippians',
'col': 'Colossians',
'1th': '1 Thessalonians',
'2th': '2 Thessalonians',
'1ti': '1 Timothy',
'2ti': '2 Timothy',
'tit': 'Titus',
'phm': 'Philemon',
'heb': 'Hebrews',
'jas': 'James',
'1pe': '1 Peter',
'2pe': '2 Peter',
'1jn': '1 John',
'2jn': '2 John',
'3jn': '3 John',
'jud': 'Jude',
'rev': 'Revelation'
}
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wsurles commented Apr 25, 2013

When I searched for youversion url book abbreviations this was the top hit. But this is two years old. The new app (as of 2013-04-24) has the following abbreviations:

Genesis,gen
Exodus,exo
Leviticus,lev
Numbers,num
Deuteronomy,deu
Joshua,jos
Judges,jdg
Ruth,rut
1 Samuel,1sa
2 Samuel,2sa
1 Kings,1ki
2 Kings,2ki
1 Chronicles,1ch
2 Chronicles,2ch
Ezra,ezr
Nehemiah,neh
Esther,est
Job,job
Psalm,psa
Proverbs,pro
Ecclesiastes,ecc
Song of Solomon,sng
Isaiah,isa
Jeremiah,jer
Lamentations,lam
Ezekiel,ezk
Daniel,dan
Hosea,hos
Joel,jol
Amos,amo
Obadiah,oba
Jonah,jon
Micah,mic
Nahum,nam
Habakkuk,hab
Zephaniah,zep
Haggai,hag
Zechariah,zec
Malachi,mal
Matthew,mat
Mark,mrk
Luke,lke
John,jhn
Acts,act
Romans,rom
1 Corinthians,1co
2 Corinthians,2co
Galatians,gal
Ephesians,eph
Philippians,php
Colossians,col
1 Thessalonians,1th
2 Thessalonians,2th
1 Timothy,1ti
2 Timothy,2ti
Titus,tit
Philemon,phm
Hebrews,heb
James,jas
1 Peter,1pe
2 Peter,2pe
1 John,1jn
2 John,2jn
3 John,3jn
Jude,jud
Revelation,rev

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danott commented Jan 13, 2015

Thanks for the info @wsurles, I've updated the file appropriately. (And changed it to JSON, as that has more use cases)

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hs4e commented Apr 15, 2018

The Luke abbreviation is now 'luk'.
Thanks for your work!

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