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If your translation of choice is the New International Version (NIV), and if you appreciate The Message for the freshness and insight it brings to your reading of the Bible, then you'll love the NIV/The Message Parallel Bible. Setting the NIV and the new Numbered Edition of The Message together for the first time ever, this Bible allows you to instantly compare today's most read, most trusted modern translation and Eugene Peterson's bestselling paraphrase verse by verse. Features: * The clarity, accuracy, and trustworthiness of the NIV. A careful union of word-for-word and thought for thought translational approaches, the NIV is today's foremost modern translation, used by scholars, pastors, students, and Bible readers across the world. * The story-like flow and penetrating insights of The Message. Now in the Numbered Edition, including all chapter and verse numbers, The Message is treasured by countless Christians for the way its contemporary language illuminates ageless truths. * Double-column format - from Amzon