Type the book of the Bible, capitalizing the first letter of the book. For example, write "Exodus" or "Romans." If the book of the Bible has a number in it, use an Arabic numeral -- "1 Peter" -- unless the book begins a sentence -- "First Peter".
Enter the chapter number in Arabic numerals after one space. For example, write "Genesis 4" or "Luke 2".
Place a colon immediately following the chapter number -- "Daniel 3:" -- no spaces.
Add the verse number or numbers immediately after the colon, without spaces. For example, write "Ezekiel 2:1." Use a hyphen to indicate more than one verse -- "Galatians 1:1-3". Mark separate verse references with a comma -- "Ephesians 3:4, 8".
Separate individual Bible references with semicolons -- "John 4:9; Matthew 6:2-9".