The New International Reader's Version® (NIrV, 1996) is a new Bible version developed to enable early readers to understand God's message. Begun in 1992 and co-sponsored by International Bible Society and Zondervan Publishing House, the New International Reader's Version is a simplification of the New International Version (NIV), today's most popular translation of the Bible.

The NIrV was designed to make the Bible clear and understandable to early readers and can be read by a typical fourth grader. For this reason, it is also of value to the millions for whom English is a second language. It intends to be distinguished by five fundamental characteristics--readability, understandability, compatibility with the NIV, reliability, and trustworthiness. It serves as a natural stepping-stone to the NIV when the time is right.

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1. Policy for use of Zondervan Publications:
   1. General Statement: The NIV®, TNIV®, and NIrV® text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without the express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible, nor do verses quoted account for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted, and the verses are not being quoted in a commentary or other Biblical reference work. This permission is contingent upon one of the following appropriate copyright acknowledgments -- (see below).
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2. Acknowledgement and copyright notice; permission
   1. General. Any quotation from text taken from Zondervan Publications must include the following copyright notice and acknowledgement:
      
      Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.
      
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      Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER'S VERSION®. NIrV®. Copyright © 1994, 1996 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
      
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