[MikeSteelBe]

I used the NIV in BSF and I read a NKJ afterwards, but I have now found the ESV text flows easier and it is clearer and less open to misinterpretation than the Nearly Inspired Version.

[jimbug]

Yes, the NIV is not actually a true translation, but employs a technique called 'dynamic equivalency', which is a fancy way of saying that the authors remade the original meaning into what they thought people could better understand and apply.

I am in leadership at my local church, which uses the NIV as the pew Bible, and the ESV will replace it when the time comes.