• Pure Voice Audio Bible—New International Version, NIV: Complete Bible

  • By: Zondervan Bibles
  • Narrated by: George W. Sarris
  • Length: 78 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (357 ratings)

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Pure Voice Audio Bible—New International Version, NIV: Complete Bible

By: Zondervan Bibles
Narrated by: George W. Sarris
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New: Now includes an interactive table of contents with books and chapters of the Bible for easy audio navigation!*

This is more than a Bible you listen to; it’s an experience that helps you enter God’s Word … so God’s Word can enter you. Narrated by George Sarris, a well-known spokesperson for several Fortune 500 companies and a talented communicator, this audio edition of the complete Bible in the beloved New International Version (NIV) will reignite your passion for the Word of God.

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©2011 Zondervan (P)2011 Zondervan

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chapter divisions

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I've read many reviews that point out that it is hard to find the book or chapter you are looking for, because it is divided into 19 parts rather than 66. Here is the division by part and chapter within the part. I really like it overall now that I can easily find the book I am looking for and with some simple math, the chapter.

Part 1 – Genesis 1-50 (ch1-50), Exodus 1-40 (ch51-90)
Part 2 – Leviticus 1-27 (ch1-27), Numbers 1-36 (ch28-63)
Part 3 – Deuteronomy 1-34 (ch1-34), Joshua 1-24 (ch35-58), Judges 1-21 (ch59-79)
Part 4 – Ruth 1-4 (ch1-4), 1 Samuel 1-31 (ch5-35), 2 Samuel 1-24 (ch36-59)
Part 5 – 1 Kings 1-22 (ch1-22), 2 Kings 1-25 (ch23-47)
Part 6 – 1 Chronicles 1-29 (ch1-29), 2 Chronicles 1-36 (ch30-65), Ezra 1-10 (ch66-75)
Part 7 – Nehemiah 1-13 (ch1-13), Esther 1-10 (ch14-23), Job 1-42 (ch24-65)
Part 8 – Psalms 1-99 (ch1-99)
Part 9 – Psalms 100-150 (ch1-51), Proverbs 1-31 (ch52-82)
Part 10 – Ecclesiastes 1-12 (ch1-12), Song of Songs 1-8 (ch13-20), Isaiah 1-66 (ch21-86)
Part 11 – Jeremiah 1-52 (ch1-52), Lamentations 1-5 (Ch53-57)
Part 12 – Ezekiel 1-48 (ch1-48), Daniel 1-12 (ch49-60), Hosea 1-14 (ch61-74)
Part 13 – Joel 1-3 (ch1-3), Amos 1-9 (ch4-12), Obadiah 1 (ch13), Jonah 1-4 (ch14-17), Micah 1-7 (ch18-24), Nahum 1-3 (ch25-27), Habakkuk 1-3 (ch28-30), Zephaniah 1-3 (ch31-33), Haggai 1-2 (ch34-35), Zechariah 1-14 (ch36-49), Malachi 1-4 (ch50-53)
Part 14 – Matthew 1-28 (ch1-28), Mark 1-16 (ch29-44)
Part 15 – Luke 1-24 (ch1-24), John 1-21 (ch25-45)
Part 16 – Acts 1-28 (ch1-28), Romans 1-16 (ch29-44)
Part 17 – 1 corinthians 1-16 (ch1-16), 2 Corinthians 1-13 (ch17-29), Galatians 1-6 (ch30-35), Ephesians 1-6 (ch36-41)
Part 18 – Philippians 1-4 (ch1-4), Colossians 1-4 (ch5-8), 1 Thessalonians 1-5 (ch9-13), 2 Thessalonians 1-3 (ch14-16), 1 Timothy 1-6 (ch17-22), 2 Timothy 1-4 (ch23-26), Titus 1-3 (ch27-29), Philemon 1 (ch30), Hebrews 1-13 (ch31-43)
Part 19 – James 1-5 (ch1-5), 1 Peter 1-5 (ch6-10), 2 Peter 1-3 (ch11-13), 1 John 1-5 (ch14-18), 2 John 1 (ch19), 3 John 1 (ch20), Jude 1 (ch21), Revelation 1-22 (ch22-43)

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No way to find a specific book!!!

I just bought the whole bible. The voice is clear and good. But how can one find a particular book to listen? There is simply NO WAY to do it. It wastes money to buy each book, but who would know the whole bible edition does NOT even have table of contents to let you choose a book to listen! I need a refund.

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Fine reading, Horrible for iPod

What disappointed you about NIV Audio Bible, Pure Voice?

This Bible is not organized for useful access. Cannot choose book or chapter.

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A Bible should be accessible by book and chapter, not arbitrarily chopped into 19 segments with random audio chapters. This was a complete waste of not 1 but 2 credits. It is an outrageous offering.l

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Excellent!!! Don't miss!

The NIV version of the Bible is clear, and easy to understand in modern English.
It is a great choice for listening and I was surprised to notice that with someone else reading, I remembered better and saw connections and had comprehensions of underlying themes which I had missed in reading it.

I like to listen to a few chapters a day.

Don't miss this! It will give you plenty to listen to and think about for years to come.

I have really enjoyed the narration of George W. Sarris. He has a great, easy to listen to voice and he uses it well.

He uses his inflection well, although he clearly has not tired to do a tremendously dramtic rendering. I like this approach.

Given that, he had me giggling when speaking for Balaam's donkey and several characters who were clearly drunken.

I will listen to this many times in days to come.

You will not regret this version, this voice or this purchase.

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Enlightening, but very hard to search via chapters

Old Testament
Audible Chapters NIV Book
1 - 50 Genesis
51 - 90 Exodus
91 - 117 Leviticus
118 - 153 Numbers
154 - 187 Deuteronomy
188 - 211 Joshua
212 - 232 Judges
233 - 236 Ruth
237 - 267 1st Samuel
268 - 291 2nd Samuel
292 - 313 1st Kings
314 - 338 2nd Kings
339 - 367 1st Chronicles
368 - 403 2nd Chronicles
404 - 413 Ezra
414 - 426 Nehemiah
427 - 436 Esther
437 - 478 Job
479 - 628 Psalms
629 - 659 Proverbs
660 - 671 Ecclesiastes
672 - 679 Song of Songs
680 - 745 Isaiah
746 - 797 Jeremiah
798 - 802 Lamentations
803 - 850 Ezekiel
851 - 862 Daniel
863 - 876 Hosea
877 - 879 Joel
880 - 888 Amos
889 Obadiah
890 - 893 Jonah
894 - 900 Micah
901 - 903 Nahum
904 - 906 Habakkuk
907 - 909 Zephaniah
910 - 911 Haggai
912 - 925 Zechariah
926 - 929 Malachi

New Testament
930 - 957 Matthew
958 - 973 Mark
974 - 997 Luke
998 - 1018 John
1019 - 1046 Acts
1047 - 1062 Romans
1063 - 1078 1st Corinthians
1079 - 1091 2nd Corinthians
1092 - 1097 Galatians
1098 - 1103 Ephesians
1104 - 1107 Philippians
1108 - 1111 Colossians
1112 - 1116 1st Thessalonians
1117 - 1119 2nd Thessalonians
1120 - 1125 1st Timothy
1126 - 1129 2nd Timothy
1130 - 1132 Titus
1133 Philemon
1134 - 1146 Hebrews
1147 - 1151 James
1152 - 1156 1st Peter
1157 - 1159 2nd Peter
1160 - 1164 1st John
1165 - 1166 2nd John
1167 Jude
1168 - 1189 Revelation

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OUTSTANDING!!!

I reviewed several versions of audio Bible before choosing this one. I was certainly not disappointed! George Sarris does an excellent job delivering a crystal clear reading and I found his perfect pronunciation of the tricky names and locations in the Old Testament quite helpful! I purchased this media to assist me in my reading thru-the-Bible-in-a-year undertaking and it has been a wonderful tool. SPECIAL THANKS TO TENA, who took the time to list out the break down of the books on the multiple files - MOST HELPFUL! I copied the listing and printed it out to keep handy when I go to change books. Thanks! :)

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Well Narrated, but no titles

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The voice actor is easy to listen too.

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The lack of titles on the downloads for the books within the bible (Genesis, Exodus, matthew, mark, luke, john, etc) and incorrectly divided chapters by audible does not make finding a specific section easy. Matthew and Mark might be placed into the same download, but I have no idea which download they are in, and then I have to skip through all the chapters of Matthew if I want to get to Mark. And there's no way to know if I'm on Mark without listening to the narrator.

I'm glad to have the opportunity to listen to the Bible on long drives, but the way the download was created is not very user friendly. Though once accurate titles have been added I'll be quite content with this download.

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only wish for chapters

What did you love best about NIV Audio Bible, Pure Voice?

No distracting music. Good, clear, even reading. Great pace.

Any additional comments?

I only wish that it had a better way to reference chapters.

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What the ???

What would have made NIV Audio Bible, Pure Voice better?

Being able to select the book and chapter I want to listen to.

Any additional comments?

Not being able to select a book and chapter is a horrendous issue/flaw. Audible seriously needs to work on this. Otherwise the clarity is good and the narration is at a comfortable pace.

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Excellent!

I like that you can download portions, hold your finger on one and see a summary of the whole Bible to know which part contains the book of the Bible you want to read. George Sarris does an excellent job of reading with passion and inflection in his voice. The reading speed is easy to adjust. This is very well done!

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