The references to the books of the Bible from which Van Gogh quotes or to which he refers appear in the annotations in the following standard abbreviated form.
The Old Testament
| 1 Chron. | 1 Chronicles |
| 2 Chron. | 2 Chronicles |
| Dan. | Daniel |
| Deut. | Deuteronomy |
| Eccl. | Ecclesiastes |
| Exod. | Exodus |
| Ezek. | Ezekiel |
| Ezra | Ezra |
| Gen. | Genesis |
| Hab. | Habakkuk |
| Haggai | Haggai |
| Hos. | Hosea |
| Isa. | Isaiah |
| Jer. | Jeremiah |
| Job | Job |
| Josh. | Joshua |
| Judg. | Judges |
| 1 Kings | 1 Kings |
| 2 Kings | 2 Kings |
| Lam. | Lamentations |
| Lev. | Leviticus |
| Micah | Micah |
| Num. | Numbers |
| Prov. | Proverbs |
| Ps. | Psalms |
| Ruth | Ruth |
| 1 Sam. | 1 Samuel |
| 2 Sam. | 2 Samuel |
| Song of Sol. | Song of Solomon (= Song of Songs) |
| Zech. | Zechariah |
The Apocrypha
| Ecclus. | Sirach (= Ecclesiasticus) |
The New Testament
| Acts | Acts of the Apostles |
| Col. | Colossians |
| 1 Cor. | 1 Corinthians |
| 2 Cor. | 2 Corinthians |
| Eph. | Ephesians |
| Gal. | Galatians |
| Heb. | Hebrews |
| Jas. | James |
| John | John (Gospel) |
| 1 John | 1 John (Epistle) |
| Luke | Luke |
| Mark | Mark |
| Matt. | Matthew |
| 1 Pet. | 1 Peter |
| 2 Pet. | 2 Peter |
| Phil. | Philippians |
| Rev. | Revelation (= Apocalypse) |
| Rom. | Romans |
| 1 Thess. | 1 Thessalonians |
| 2 Thess. | 2 Thessalonians |
| 1 Tim. | 1 Timothy |
| 2 Tim. | 2 Timothy |
| Tit. | Titus |