Setting the New International Version and The Message together, this black bonded leather Bible allows you to instantly compare today’s most popular modern-English Bible translation: the NIV, and Eugene H. Peterson’s bestselling paraphrase: The Message. And a special foreword from Eugene H. Peterson illuminates the importance of this unique format, and the blessing we have to read these two great versions of Scripture.

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 and The Message Side-by-Side Bible. By setting these two versions together, this Bible allows you to instantly compare today’s most popular modern-English Bible translation: the NIV, and Eugene H. Peterson’s best-selling paraphrase: The Message. Features: • The authenticity and accessibility of today’s most popular modern-English translation, the NIV. The NIV brings you as close as you can get to the reading experience of the original audience. In every verse it seeks to offer the optimum combination of transparency to the original text and transparency to the original meaning. • The story-like flow and conversational style of The Message. The Message is treasured by countless people for the way its contemporary language illuminates ageless truths. • Foreword from Eugene H. Peterson • Double-column format • Ribbon marker