Bible Versions

New International Version  (NIV)
Date: 1978  ( Rev: 1984, 2011)
Creators: Committee on Bible Translation sponsored initially by the New York Bible Society, now Biblica
Translation- Language: English, Type: Mediating
Source Texts: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek critical texts, including major manuscript evidence

A committee translation balancing accuracy, clarity, and natural contemporary English.

Popularity: Very High ( Ranked first among Bible translation bestsellers in August 2026.)
Denominational Context: Broad evangelical Protestant
Copyright Status: Copyrighted
Publisher: Biblica; published by Zondervan and Hodder and Stoughton
Significance: It became the dominant modern evangelical English Bible and one of the most widely read translations worldwide.