<P> The New International Version ( NIV ) is an English translation of the Protestant Bible . Biblica ( formerly the International Bible Society ) is the worldwide publisher and copyright holder of the NIV , and licenses commercial rights to Zondervan in the United States and to Hodder & Stoughton in the UK . Originally published in 1978 , the NIV was updated in 1984 and 2011 , and has become one of the most popular and best selling modern translations . A 2014 survey of Americans who read the Bible found that 19 % use it . </P>
<P> The New International Version ( NIV ) is an English translation of the Protestant Bible . Biblica ( formerly the International Bible Society ) is the worldwide publisher and copyright holder of the NIV , and licenses commercial rights to Zondervan in the United States and to Hodder & Stoughton in the UK . Originally published in 1978 , the NIV was updated in 1984 and 2011 , and has become one of the most popular and best selling modern translations . A 2014 survey of Americans who read the Bible found that 19 % use it . </P>
when was the new international version bible published
when was the new international version bible published
1978
1978