The International Bible Society (IBS) and Zondervan bridged the communication gap with what was to become the bestselling modern translation.Published in 1978, the New International Version (NIV) became the translation most read and most trusted for its accuracy and clarity.

In the early 17th century, under the auspices of King lames I. translators placed the Bible in the hands of everyday people. The King James Version was an astonishing achievement that brought God's written word to all English-speaking people for the first time in history But words and the meanings change over time. By the mid-2oth centu people had long since stopped speaking.King lames English. Many continued to read the KV Bible. but frequently misunderstood its older English terms. The time was ripe for a new translation that would communicate God's eternal truth in contemporary language.The International Bible Society (IBS) and Zondervan bridged the communication gap with what was to become the bestselling modern translation.Published in 1978, the New International Version (NIV) became the translation most read and most trusted for its accuracy and clarity, and was embraced by scholars, pastors, teachers and millions of Bible readers worldwide.

Books of the Bible in Alphabetical Order

A Word to the Reader

the old testament

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy.

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

! Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

the new testament

Natthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

I Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Appendix I: Table of Weights and Measures

Appendix II: Revised Spelling of Proper Names

Dictionary of TN IV Terms

Through the Bible in a Year