Administrative lists appear in columns with numerical totals in a right-hand column in Arabic numerals. The days of Genesis and the Ten Commandments are set off with special indentations, so that their divisions stand out at a glance. Many of the Proverbs are separated by slight spacing to indicate ideas not meant to be read like a narrative. The parallel structure of the poetry shows in primary and secondary indentations of the poetic lines. And regular paragraphs are used rather than a paragraph indentation for each verse.
People are in a quandary as to which version to memorize.
Because it is trans-denominational, the NIV has, in effect, become the Bible to standardize Bible memorization. The NIV is for all occasions-private and liturgical, devotions and study, to edify church members and to reach the unchurched, to use in preaching as well memorization. Of the welter of new translations, many readers long for a standard translation. The NIV 's non-sectarian appeal and careful translation process seem to have stood the test of time to become the mature version that the church wants. It currently represents nearly one-half of all Bibles sold in Christian bookstores in North America.