Learn What the Bible Means. Discover What it Means for You.

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Featuring thousands of study notes drawn from the bestselling NIV Application Commentary series (over 2 million copies sold), the NIV Application Bible helps you understand Scripture and connect it to your world in a whole new way. This study Bible guides you in discovering how the ancient truths found in Scripture relate to your experiences today using insight from trusted evangelical scholars, paired with timely biblical application principles. Throughout the Bible, Original Meaning Notes help you explore the meaning of the biblical text while Application Notes make it personal, helping you to integrate the Bible's teachings into your everyday life.

Now available in a study Bible for the first time, the study notes found in this Bible follow the well-established format of the NIV Application Commentary series, bridging the world of the Bible and contemporary times by distilling and applying the timeless truths found in God's Word. The notes are paired with other helpful features that will help you better understand the events, characters, and stories of the Bible, including book introductions, People to Know articles, and Character of God articles. The Questions for Growth found in every chapter encourage reflection on how these elements connect to your personal experience. The features are laid out using an engaging, full-color page design that also includes maps and charts that help illustrate biblical locations and timelines.

The NIV Application Bible pairs a deeper understanding of the ancient biblical text with contemporary application of the lessons found within it, offering you a new way to understand what the Word of God means for your world today.

Features:

• Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV)
• Original Meaning Notes help you understand the meaning of each passage in its context.
• Application Notes help you integrate the teachings of the Bible into your daily experience.
• Book Introductions provide perspective and application for every book of the Bible, plus timelines, reading guides, and more.
• People to Know articles show the good and bad of Bible characters' lives, how God accomplished his purposes through them, and lessons we can learn from them about living a faithful life.
• Character of God articles explore aspects of God's character and what these mean for our lives as believers.
• Questions for Growth in each chapter of the Bible encourage deeper reflection.
• 46 full-color in-text maps help you visually follow along with the locations of biblical events.
• More than 50 in-text charts make complex information quickly understandable.
• Chart Your Course includes topical, annual, and three-year reading plans to help you study at your own pace.
• Engaging full-color page design makes the features pop within the text.
• Includes complementary digital access to all the invaluable study notes and resources in this Bible through the free NIV Bible app.
• NIV Dictionary-Concordance
• 16-page full-color map section
• Words of Jesus in red
• Two satin ribbon markers
• Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print(R) typeface
• Print Size: 9.5