New International Version (NIV) , 1984
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Biblica, the translation sponsor · Committee on Bible Translation · published in the US by Zondervan
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Biblica, a nonprofit Bible society; published in the US by Zondervan, a Christian imprint of HarperCollins, a general company
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English
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New International Version
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NIV
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English
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Between word-for-word and thought-for-thought; the publisher describes it as a balance of the two
Verification pending- Old Testament textual basis
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Masoretic Text); Dead Sea Scrolls, Samaritan Pentateuch and ancient versions consulted
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Eclectic Greek text, drawing on the Nestle-Aland and UBS editions
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Protestant, 66 books
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Uses gender-inclusive English where the committee judges the original refers to people in general; language about God unchanged
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Copyright, Biblica. Up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission, within the publisher's limits
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1978, full Bible; current text 2011
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| Fact | Value | Source · fetched |
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| Made by | Biblica, a nonprofit Bible society; published in the US by Zondervan, a Christian imprint of HarperCollins, a general company | Biblica, about · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | Between word-for-word and thought-for-thought; the publisher describes it as a balance of the two | Biblica, NIV translation philosophy · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Masoretic Text); Dead Sea Scrolls, Samaritan Pentateuch and ancient versions consulted | NIV 2011 preface · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | Eclectic Greek text, drawing on the Nestle-Aland and UBS editions | NIV 2011 preface · Verification pending |
| Canon | Protestant, 66 books | Biblica · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | No published figure | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Gender language | Uses gender-inclusive English where the committee judges the original refers to people in general; language about God unchanged | NIV 2011 preface · Verification pending |
| Committee | Committee on Bible Translation, 15 members from several denominations (committee statement) | Committee on Bible Translation · Verification pending |
| Licence and quotation | Copyright, Biblica. Up to 500 verses may be quoted without written permission, within the publisher's limits | Biblica permissions · Verification pending |
| First published | 1978, full Bible; current text 2011 | Biblica · Verification pending |
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Southern Baptist Convention June 2011
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The 2011 annual meeting adopted a resolution saying the convention could not commend the 2011 NIV and asking its publishing arm not to sell it.
Biblica 2011
Publisher statement
Biblica says the 2011 text updates the 1984 NIV to reflect changes in English usage and advances in scholarship.
Disputes and context
EditorialWe describe each dispute, attribute each position, and take no side.
Gender language
The 2011 revision renders some words that refer to people in general with gender-inclusive English, for example “brothers and sisters” where the Greek has adelphoi. Critics, including the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, say this changes meaning in some passages. The Committee on Bible Translation says it reflects current English usage and leaves language about God unchanged.
Verses in footnotes
Some verses printed in the KJV, such as Matthew 17:21 and Acts 8:37, appear in NIV footnotes rather than the main text, because the NIV follows a different Greek text. Readers who hold to the Textus Receptus regard this as an omission; the committee regards it as following the earliest manuscripts.
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Is the NIV accurate, and what does accuracy mean here?
“Accurate” means different things to different readers: close to the wording, close to the sense, or based on a particular Greek text. The NIV aims between word-for-word and thought-for-thought and follows an eclectic Greek text. The disputes panel describes where readers disagree. We do not score accuracy.
Is it word for word?
No. The publisher describes it as a balance between word-for-word and thought-for-thought. The literal-to-idiomatic meter above shows where readers place its feel.
What text is it based on?
The Masoretic Text as printed in Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia for the Old Testament, and an eclectic Greek text drawing on the Nestle-Aland and UBS editions for the New Testament.
Are verses missing?
Some verses printed in the KJV appear in footnotes instead of the main text, because the NIV follows a different Greek text. The text is complete by its own textual basis.
Is it approved for Catholic use?
No. It has the 66-book Protestant canon and no imprimatur. For editions with Catholic approval, see the NABRE, the RSV Catholic Edition and the ESV Catholic Edition.
Who translated it?
The Committee on Bible Translation, a self-governing body of 15 scholars from several denominations, sponsored by Biblica.