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NIV Bible Tops List by Evangelical Leaders

_{The New International} Version of the Bible is by far the most preferred translation of the Scripture, according to a new survey of US evangelical leaders.

^{More - than 65% of the participating leaders named the NIV as their preferred Bible in a survey conduct} _ed . _{by the National Association of Evangelicals (}NAE) in light of the NIV’s 30th anniversary this year

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“^{New Bible translations face large competition to gain a foothold in churches and homes but once established they have long staying power,}” ^{commented Leith Anderson, president of the NAE, which claims to represent 30} _{million evangelicals.} “_{And, the NIV has maintained popularity and influence since it was pub}lished in 1978.”

_The ^l _{survey questione}d _the 100 members on the NAE board of directors, wh^ich ^{included heads of evangelica} _{denominations with about 45,000 local churches, executives of para-church organizations, and heads of Chris-} tian colleges.

^{l f t In the survey, evangelical leaders were asked,} “^{What is your preferred English Bible translation?}” ^{and were e t o} _{write in their response rather than being g}i_ven a list to choose _from_.

_{Nearly half (49%) of those surveyed na}m_ed only the NIV as their preferred translation, while another ¹⁸% listed _{a second translation along with the NIV for a total of 67% selecting the NIV in the survey.}

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^{Among those who chose two translations, the other version listed included the New Living Translation, The Mes-} _{sage, the New English Bible, the New Testament in Modern English (J. B. P}hillips, 1962), an_{d the King James} Version of the Bible.

One ⁱ denominational leader listed the NIV, the New Kⁱng ^Jam^{es Version, and the Contemporary Parallel B ble} _{which shows multiple translations side-by-side for comparison.}

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But among those that do not prefer the N^IV ^{Bible, there was no clear preference in translation that dominated} _{the field. Translations that were most} m_entioned were The New Living Translation, the New American Standard _{Bible, the Revised Standard Version, the English Standard Version, and the New King James Version. There was ponse each for the Amplified Bible and Today’s New International Version (TNIV).}

_oritative Word of God but have a long list of translations to pick lasts forever.”

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