Lesson 5 of 5

How are Bible verses cited?

🎯 Learning objective

Know how to read and look up a Bible reference.

📜 Introduction

A Bible reference gives the book, chapter and verse. For example, "John 3:16" is the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse 16; "Matthew 5:3-12" runs from verse 3 to 12 of chapter 5. In Bible AI (/en/bible-ai) you can type any reference or question and it will show you the passage.

⭐ Key ideas

Book, chapter and verse: John 3:16.
The colon separates chapter and verse; a hyphen marks a range; a comma, separate verses.
Common abbreviations: Gen, Ex, Ps, Is, Mt, Mk, Lk, Jn, Rom.

✍️ Practical activity

Look up these three references: Genesis 1:1; Psalm 23:1; John 3:16. Or ask Bible AI for them.

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