NIV: The World's Most Popular Bible The most comforting words from the Bible arranged in a beautifull pocket-size edition to keep close to hand at all times. Packaged in the NIV's stylish new 'cross' livery. The most trusted, most accurate and most loved, the New International Version has been the world's bestselling modern Bible since 1979. Commissioned by the International Bible Society, and produced for all who wish to read the original scriptures in dignified, accessible English, it was prepared by a team of the world's leading Bible scholars and linguists.