The Restoration of NIV 1984 is Needed

The Restoration of NIV 1984 is Needed

After many years of the issue being pointed out by church leaders, it has become apparent that it is necessary for us to get the 1984 edition of the NIV back to the market. For almost 30 years most churches, Sunday schools, and youth groups memorized the NIV 1984 edition. Most Bible Colleges used the NIV 1984 because of the unique nature of the translation. But when we ask for a NIV translation nowadays we are no longer getting the same translation that we loved very much. What we are getting now is a diluted translation that took many good usages that we are very familiar with.

When we read the word “he” it does not necessarily refer to a man, and it can in fact simply address a person. The word “he” was changed in the 2011 edition of the NIV to “they”; the meaning that the original book intended is now altered.

Many other unnecessary changes were made in this version so the intended meaning is changed and the Biblical purpose that one is supposed to follow cannot be completed.

My suggestion to parents is to specifically ask for the NIV 1984 version if you are buying an NIV Bible (the 1984 NIV is one of the great translations of our time). It has vanished from stores and the Internet for some time, but it has now started to come back into circulation.

I encourage parents to specifically ask for the NIV 1984 edition from the store if you are buying an NIV Bible. If you cannot get that version, then ESV is another option. This is a fairly new translation and almost equals the NIV 1984 edition. Either way it is most definitely a more suitable translation than 2011 edition of the NIV.

When our children memorize bible verses, we need them to be able study and learn these verses so that this becomes a blessing in their lives and not a source of confusion. I encourage parents to follow these suggestions when you select a version for your children.

NIV 1984 is available in this link if you are looking for one on the Internet.

http://www.biblestudytools.com/niv/

Some verses are shown below for comparative study:

  NIV 1984 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
   NIV2011 | 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

  NIV 1984 | Ps 8:4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

   NIV 2011 | Ps 8:4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

 NIV 1984 | Mark 7:15 Nothing outside a man can make him unclean by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him unclean.”

 NIV 2011 | Mark 7:15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”

May God Bless You,

Pastor Ben Thomas