Format your first citation in the following order if you are adhering to the APA style guide: (book, chapter, verse, version). Enclose the entire reference in parentheses and use a colon to separate chapter and verse. For example: (Ezekiel 4:11 New Revised Standard Version).
Omit the translation in subsequent citations unless you are referencing a different version. Subsequent citations would appear as follows: (Ezekiel 4:11).
Follow this order if the citation is part of a sentence: book, chapter, verse (translation). For example: In Ezekiel 4:11 (New Revised Standard Version), the Lord gives the prophet Ezekiel a specific instruction.
Format your first citation in the following order if you are following the MLA style guide: (version, book, chapter, verse). For example: (New Revised Standard Version Ezek. 4.11). Set the version in italics and abbreviate the name of the book. Separate chapter and verse with a period.
Omit the version in subsequent citations unless you are referencing a different translation. Subsequent citations would appear as follows: (Ezek. 4.11).
Include the range of verses if citing more than one passage. For example: (Ezek. 4.11-13).
Format your first citation in the following order if you are following the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines and citing within the text: (book, chapter, version, version). Enclose the entire reference in parentheses and use a colon to separate chapter and verse. Abbreviate the name of the book. For example: (Ezek. 4:11 New Revised Standard Version).
If citing with footnotes or endnotes, the first citation should appear as follows: Ezek. 4:11 (New Revised Standard Version). Omit the version in subsequent citations, endnotes and footnotes unless you are referencing a different translation.
Include the range of verses if citing more than one passage. For example: (Ezek. 4:11-13).