Is there a "see also" parenthetical citation abbreviation?

Question

I am citing a verse from the Bible and attempting to refer to similar-meaning verses in the same parenthetical citation. An example is as follows:

“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5; see also Psalm 138:6, Proverbs 29:23, Matthew 23:12, Luke 1:52).

In this example the first three verses contain the quote exactly while the following four citations are verses with a similar meaning.

I know of some parenthetical citation abbreviations like "e.g." and "cf." Does anything similar exist for "see also"?

There is "et al." but it does not usually include the actual references. — Weather Vane, Mar 29 '19 at 19:40
In practice cf. is used in these situations: you are recommending that your reader compare these sources to the verse you cite. — StoneyB on hiatus, Mar 29 '19 at 19:47
@StoneyB That is true even if they are saying roughly the same thing? I thought that cf. was used to contrast more so. — Zach Saucier, Mar 29 '19 at 20:06
It may be used either way. It is courteous to prepare the reader by indicating whether similarity or contrast is intended, but this can be accomplished very simply with *and cf.* or *but cf.*. — StoneyB on hiatus, Mar 29 '19 at 21:33

Benjamin Harman · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-29T20:14:43.287

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I've seen "vide quoque," but I haven't seen it abbreviated as "v.q.," not like how you see "i.e." or "e.g."

Incidentally, it requires a comma after it like other similar Latin expressions.

Example:

In the New Testament, The Gospel According to Matthew provides Jesus' genealogy in chapter 1 (vide quoque, The Gospel According to Luke, chapter 3).

https://wiki.wesnoth.org/Latin_Translation

https://books.google.com/books?id=Cx0CN0q2n-cC&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=%22vide+quoque%22+v.q.&source=bl&ots=S3bbSWgRBp&sig=ACfU3U39K8lZluISb0IjzMczvXJqzCfMvg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjT1eaOk6jhAhVDHqwKHcPnAw8Q6AEwCXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22vide%20quoque%22%20v.q.&f=false

edited Mar 29 '19 at 20:14

answered Mar 29 '19 at 20:07

Benjamin Harman

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Very interesting. Thanks a lot! – Zach Saucier Mar 29 '19 at 20:11
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You're welcome. You might be able to use "v.q." after you had used "vide quoque" once. Like with acronyms, once you've established the meaning of something in writing, you can later abbreviate it. – Benjamin Harman Mar 29 '19 at 20:17

Is there a "see also" parenthetical citation abbreviation?

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