Contemplative Bible Reading

Let’s step aside for a few moments from the regular posts on this blog.

Most of the Bible verses shown on this site come from the New International Version of the Bible. I go to the Biblegateway site, type the verses I want to show in the blog, and copy and paste.

Well, the New International Version (NIV) has changed. The vast majority of the NIV verses shown on my blog are from the 1984 release. Some of them are from the 2011 release. I am trying to be precise when showing verses as to which version of the NIV I have used. If I put “New International Version” in the parentheses next to a verse, that was from the 1984 version. Otherwise, I put “New International Version 2011.” At least, this is what I have tried to do. I don’t guarantee perfection.

Which version are you reading in your hand? Look at the copyright page in the front of the book.

The Holy Bible, New International Version

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society

The above indicate the 1984 version. If “2011” appears in these lines, that is the 2011 version.

Please avoid confusing the version of the translation with the version of the printing you have. For example, I have an NIV Study Bible from Zondervan. Below the two lines shown above are the lines

Zondervan NIV Study Bible (Fully Revised)

Copyright 1985, 1995, 2002 by Zondervan

Other publishers have printed other “study Bibles” as well as other special-purpose Bibles.