| BAGD |
W. Bauer, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich and F. W. Danker, eds. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Literature. Chicago: Chicago Univ. Press, 1979. |
| DPL |
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, eds. Downers Grove, Ill.: Inter-Varsity, 1993. |
| EDNT |
Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. Horst Balz and Gerhard Schneider, eds. 3 volumes. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990–1993. |
| EDT |
Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Walter A. Elvell, ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984. |
| EEC |
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. Everett Ferguson, ed. New York: Garland, 1990. |
| EvQ |
Evangelical Quarterly |
| ICC |
International Critical Commentary |
| ISBE |
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia |
| JBL |
Journal of Biblical Literature |
| JETS |
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society |
| JSNT |
Journal for the Study of the New Testament |
| JSNTSup |
Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series |
| JTS |
Journal of Theological Studies |
| KJV |
King James Version |
| LSJ |
Henry G. Liddell and Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. Rev. ed. by Henry Stuart Jones. Oxford: Clarendon, 1968. |
| LXX |
Septuagint |
| NASB |
New American Standard Bible |
| NIDNTT |
New International Dictionary of the New Testament Theology. Colin Brown, ed. 4 volumes. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975–1986. |
| NIV |
New International Version |
| NKJV |
New King James Version |
| NLT |
New Living Translation |
| NRSV |
New Revised Standard Version |
| NTS |
New Testament Studies |
| REB |
Revised English Bible |
| RestQ |
Restoration Quarterly |
| SBL |
Society of Biblical Literature |
| SBLDS |
Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series |
| TDNT |
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. G. Kittel, G. Friedrich, eds.; trans. G. W. Bromiley. 9 volumes. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964–1974. |
| TynB |
Tyndale Bulletin |
| UBS |
United Bible Societies |