And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

Dozens of evangelical denominations, churches, and seminaries embraced the NIV as their official Bible translation for preaching, study, public reading, and personal use.The translators’ work didn’t end when the NIV was published in 1978.

This Bible is designed around 52 “Home Pages” that offer topical studies divided into three categories: personal development, relationships, and skills. "The Story" contains all the big stories of the Old Testament and New Testament in 31 chapters using the New International Version (NIV). Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. And it was so. Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.

Marvel at the big story and savor each detailBiblical Theology allows you to ponder the ... The original mandate, given in 1965, was to continue the work of Bible translation, ensuring that the NIV always reflects the very best of biblical scholarship and contemporary English.The Committee on Bible Translation still meets every year, reviewing the work in painstaking detail — because when translating God’s inspired Word, it’s all about getting the words right. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. And God saw that it was good. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. And it was so. That is what The Story is all about: the story of the Bible, God's great love affair with humanity. And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" Howard Long, an engineer from Seattle, was known for his passion for sharing the gospel and his love for the King James Bible. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."

So the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this,     "I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." As part of the final review, outside critics gave feedback. Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.

Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. What started as one man’s vision soon became a cross-denominational movement, uniting evangelicals around the dream of a trustworthy, accessible Bible translation for the whole English-speaking world.

"For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. NIV, The Story, Hardcover: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People by Zondervan, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® Our Stores Are OpenBook AnnexMembershipEducatorsGift CardsStores & EventsHelp AllBooksebooksNOOKTextbooksNewsstandTeensKidsToysGames & CollectiblesGift, Home & OfficeMovies & TVMusicBook Annex

Using the clear, accessible text of the NIV Bible, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."