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The NIV was published in 1978 and updated in 1983. It is a "thought-for-thought" and not a literal translation with broad audience appeal for both older and younger readers.

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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).
    2. Use of Zondervan Publications beyond above limits requires written permission.
  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.

      Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, TODAY'S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. TNIV®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

      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.
    2. Church use: When quotations from the NIV®, TNIV®, and NIrV® text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials (NIV), (TNIV), or (NIrV) must appear at the end of each quotation.
    3. Commercial use: Any commentary or other Biblical reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the NIV®, TNIV®, or NIrV® must obtain written permission from Zondervan for use of the text. Permission requests for commercial use within the U.S. and Canada that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530. Permission requests for commercial use within the U.K., EEC, and EFTA countries that exceed the above guidelines, must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Hodder Headling Plc, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH, England. Permission requests for non-commercial usage that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, IBS-STL U.S., 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921.