Biblical references

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Biblical references

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I thought it was interesting that I'd never noticed a comma after the name of the book when citing Biblical references in the UK. Nothing major... just surprised that I hadn't noticed it until I read 'Can I Be Frank?' by Rob Wyatt.
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I'm a pastor, and I have never seen the kind of Bible notation you're speaking of. Neither the MLA, APA, Chicago, or Turabian style manuals allow for a comma between the book and chapter. The closest standard notation would be something like Eph. 4:9, with the period indicating an abbreviation of Ephesians (though Eph 4:9 would be considered more standard).
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