HolyBibleNewInternationalVersionAbouttheNewInternationalVersion¨CTheNewInternationalVersionwasundertakenbyanindependentcommitteeinafterageneralconsensusthattherewasaneedforanew,contemporaryEnglishtranslationoftheBible.Withthehelpofscholarsfromallovertheworld,andmultiplereviewsfromacommitteeofmultipledenominations,theNewInternationalVersionhasearnedthewidespreadrespectofallChristiansasoneofthebesttranslationsavailable.OldTestamentGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1stSamuel2ndSamuel1stKings2ndKings1stChronicles2ndChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSongofSolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiNewTestamentMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1stCorinthians2ndCorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1stThessalonians2ndThessalonians1stTimothy2ndTimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1stPeter2ndPeter1stJohn2ndJohn3rdJohnJudeRevelation?Genesis1InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.2Nowtheearthwasformlessandempty,darknesswasoverthesurfaceofthedeep,andtheSpiritofGodwashoveringoverthewaters.3AndGodsaid,Lettherebelight,andtherewaslight.4Godsawthatthelightwasgood,andheseparatedthelightfromthedarkness.5Godcalledthelightday,andthedarknesshecallednight.Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefirstday.6AndGodsaid,Lettherebeanexpansebetweenthewaterstoseparatewaterfromwater.7SoGodmadetheexpanseandseparatedthewaterundertheexpansefromthewateraboveit.Anditwasso.8Godcalledtheexpansesky.Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thesecondday.9AndGodsaid,Letthewaterundertheskybegatheredtooneplace,andletdrygroundappear.Anditwasso.10Godcalledthedrygroundland,andthegatheredwatershecalledseas.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.11ThenGodsaid,Letthelandproducevegetation:seed-bearingplantsandtreesonthelandthatbearfruitwithseedinit,accordingtotheirvariouskinds.Anditwasso.12Thelandproducedvegetation:plantsbearingseedaccordingtotheirkindsandtreesbearingfruitwithseedinitaccordingtotheirkinds.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.13Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thethirdday.14AndGodsaid,Lettherebelightsintheexpanseoftheskytoseparatethedayfromthenight,andletthemserveassignstomarkseasonsanddaysandyears,15andletthembelightsintheexpanseoftheskytogivelightontheearth.Anditwasso.16Godmadetwogreatlights-thegreaterlighttogovernthedayandthelesserlighttogovernthenight.Healsomadethestars.17Godsetthemintheexpanseoftheskytogivelightontheearth,18togovernthedayandthenight,andtoseparatelightfromdarkness.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.19Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefourthday.20AndGodsaid,Letthewaterteemwithlivingcreatures,andletbirdsflyabovetheearthacrosstheexpanseofthesky.21SoGodcreatedthegreatcreaturesoftheseaandeverylivingandmovingthingwithwhichthewaterteems,accordingtotheirkinds,andeverywingedbirdaccordingtoitskind.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.22Godblessedthemandsaid,Befruitfulandincreaseinnumberandfillthewaterintheseas,andletthebirdsincreaseontheearth.23Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefifthday.24AndGodsaid,Letthelandproducelivingcreaturesaccordingtotheirkinds:livestock,creaturesthatmovealongtheground,andwildanimals,eachaccordingtoitskind.Anditwasso.25Godmadethewildanimalsaccordingtotheirkinds,thelivestockaccordingtotheirkinds,andallthecreaturesthatmovealongthegroundaccordingtotheirkinds.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.26ThenGodsaid,Letusmakemaninourimage,inourlikeness,andletthemruleoverthefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheair,overthelivestock,overalltheearth,andoverallthecreaturesthatmovealongtheground.27SoGodcreatedmaninhisownimage,intheimageofGodhecreatedhim;maleandfemalehecreatedthem.28Godblessedthemandsaidtothem,Befruitfulandincreaseinnumber;filltheearthandsubdueit.Ruleoverthefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheairandovereverylivingcreaturethatmovesontheground.29ThenGodsaid,Igiveyoueveryseed-bearingplantonthefaceofthewholeearthandeverytreethathasfruitwithseedinit.Theywillbeyoursforfood.30Andtoallthebeastsoftheearthandallthebirdsoftheairandallthecreaturesthatmoveontheground-everythingthathasthebreathoflifeinit-Igiveeverygreenplantforfood.Anditwasso.31Godsawallthathehadmade,anditwasverygood.Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thesixthday.2Thustheheavensandtheearthwerecompletedinalltheirvastarray.2BytheseventhdayGodhadfinishedtheworkhehadbeendoing;soontheseventhdayherestedfromallhiswork.3AndGodblessedtheseventhdayandmadeitholy,becauseonitherestedfromalltheworkofcreatingthathehaddone.4Thisistheaccountoftheheavensandtheearthwhentheywerecreated.WhentheLordGodmadetheearthandtheheavens-5andnoshrubofthefieldhadyetappearedontheearthandnoplantofthefieldhadyetsprungup,fortheLordGodhadnotsentrainontheearthandtherewasnomantoworktheground,6butstreamscameupfromtheearthandwateredthewholesurfaceoftheground-7theLordGodformedthemanfromthedustofthegroundandbreathedintohisnostrilsthebreathoflife,andthemanbecamealivingbeing.8NowtheLordGodhadplantedagardenintheeast,inEden;andthereheputthemanhehadformed.9AndtheLordGodmadeallkindsoftreesgrowoutoftheground-treesthatwerepleasingtotheeyeandgoo