- All Chicago style religious text citations are based on the forms used for the Jewish and Christian Bible.
- References to the Jewish or Christian scriptures usually appear in text citations or notes rather than in bibliographies.
- Parenthetical or note references to the Bible should include book (in roman and usually abbreviated), chapter, and verse—never a page number. A colon is used between chapter and verse. Note that the traditional abbreviations use periods but the shorter forms do not.
Specific Versions of Religious Texts:
Since books and numbering are not identical in different versions [of religious texts], it's important to state which version is being cited. For a general reader, the version should be spelled out, at least the first time it's cited. Otherwise, abbreviations cab be used (Ex: New King James vs. NKJV).
Form:
1. Book chapter: verse (version).
Example:
1. 2 Kings 11:8 (New Revised Standard Version). OR 1. 2 Kings 11:8 (NRSV).