New International Version (NIV)

An English translation of the bible, released in 1973 (New testament only) and the full Bible in 1978. The intent of the translators was to produce an accurate and readable translation that would fall between formal equivalence (colloquially known as "literal" or "word-for-word") and dynamic equivalence (colloquially known as "meaning" or "thought-for-thought").

The translation took 10 years and involved a team up to 100 people from the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The range of those participating included over twenty different denominations such as Baptists, Evangelicals, Methodists, Lutherans, Anglicans, and more.