How does one cite the Bible?

Answer 1

According to MLA format, the way to cite The Bible in a bibliography is to do the following: Give the name of the specific edition, any editor(s) associated with it, followed by the publication information. For example: The New Jerusalem Bible. Susan Jones, gen. ed. New York: Doubleday, 1985. Your parenthetical citation will include the name of the specific edition of the Bible, followed by an abbreviation of the book and chapter:verse(s), e.g., (The New Jerusalem Bible Gen. 1:2-6). (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/07/)

Answer 2

Citing the Bible is just mentioning a particular book from which you are citing e.g. Matthew, then chapter and then verse or verses in the Bible that relates to a subject being discussed. It is also called referencing, or referring. A Biblical citation can help prove a point if you can remember it when the chance arises, and that is hard to do unless you have a good understanding of Scripture. In order to "spout off" references in daily conversation requires that much of the Bible is already ingrained in your mind.

For citing in written form:

Citing an individual verse: Luke 1:1

Citing a continuous section: Luke 1:1-3

Citing non-continuous verses: Luke 1: 1, 3, and 5.

If you need to cite the Bible itself, then you would follow this pattern for copyrighted versions:

Taken from The Holy Bible: New International Version, copyright 1977 by the International Bible Society.

The King James Version is not subject to copyright.

Answer 3

References to the Bible usually appear in notes rather than in bibliographies. (Chicago Manual 17.5.2,

17.5.247; Turabian Manual 17.5.2) Since the Bible is not cited in bibliographies, it is not necessary to provide

the URL or access date when accessing it electronically

Answer 4

Jesus is the answer