New International Version

This article is part of the History of the English Bible series.

Old English Bible translations

John Wyclif

William Tyndale

Great Bible

Bishops' Bible

Geneva Bible

Douai Bible

King James Version of the Bible

Revised Standard Version

New American Standard Version

New English Bible

New International Version

New Revised Standard Version

The New International Version® (NIV®) is an English translation of the Christian Bible. The complete translation was first published in 1978 and revised in 1984. The translation took over ten years and involved 100 scholars from six English speaking countries representing over 20 different denominations. The translation is especially popular among American Evangelicals, and it has become the most popular modern English translation of the Bible, having sold 150 million copies worldwide.

References:

• http://www.niv.org
• Barker, Kenneth L. (ed.). The NIV The Making of a Contemporary Translation. International Bible Society, 1991. (available online)

See also: Today's New International Version, New International Reader's Version, New International Version Inclusive