Two Common MLA Citation Needs

The Bible

Give the name of the specific edition you are using, any editor(s) associated with it, followed by the publication information. Remember that your in-text (parenthetical citation) should include the name of the specific edition of the Bible, followed by an abbreviation of the book, the chapter and verse(s). (See Citing the Bible on In-Text Citations: The Basics.)

"Deuteronomy." Holy Bible: The New King James Version, 

     Containing the Old and New Testaments. Nashville: 

     T. Nelson, 1982. Search Scriptures. Web. 24 Apr. 2015.  
 
The New English Bible. NY: Oxford University Press, 1972. Print. 

The Holy Bible, King James Version. Cambridge: Cambridge

     Press, 1611. Print.

The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, 1985.

     Print.

More Biblical Sources

A Government Publication

Cite the author of the publication if the author is identified. Otherwise, start with the name of the national government, followed by the agency (including any subdivisions or agencies) that serves as the organizational author. For congressional documents, be sure to include the number of the Congress and the session when the hearing was held or resolution passed. US government documents are typically published by the Government Printing Office, which MLA abbreviates as GPO.



United States. Cong. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  

     Hearing on the Geopolitics of Oil. 110th Cong., 1st sess. Washington:

     GPO, 2007. Print.
 
United States. Government Accountability Office. Climate Change: EPA 

     and DOE Should Do More to Encourage Progress Under Two Voluntary 

     Programs. Washington: GPO, 2006. Print.

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