About NCV Bible
The New Century Version of the Bible is a revision of the International Children's Bible. The ICB was aimed at young readers and those with low reading skills/limited vocabulary in English. It is written at a 3rd grade level (from the introduction) and is both conservative and evangelical in tone. The New Testament was first published in 1978 and the Old Testament followed in 1986. The ICB was revised somewhat to be a bit more sophisticated (reading level grade 5) and was dubbed the New Century Version, released in 1987. A gender-neutral edition was first published in 1991, supplanting the original.
by Q####:
Basically just links up to Bible Gateway. But, the NCV has a special place in my heart. Even growing up as a minister's son, I had a difficult time understanding what I was reading in the Bible until I discovered the New Century Version. It was like I was reading some of it for the first time. Of course it would be wise to check it against a more literal translation when in doubt. I'm not a scholar by any means, but I've yet to find anything terribly out of line.