If you are quoting from the NIV Bible, be sure to follow the specific guidelines for use. Denise recently contacted Zondervan for permissions information and this is what they provided:
Please note these guidelines apply to both commercial and non-commercial use of the NIV.
The NIV text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses or less without written permission, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible, nor do verses quoted account for 25 percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted, and the verses are not being quoted in a commentary or other Biblical reference work. This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgement.
All NIV quotations must be completely accurate to the NIV text, including all appropriate punctuation, capitalization, etc. unless specifically approved to the contrary prior to publication.
Please click on the link below
http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Company/Policy/Rights/Index.htm?QueryStringSite=Zondervan
to access permission website for guidelines and applications. Then click on the Permission Guidelines or NIV/NIrV/TNIV Bible Guidelines etc. Permission processing takes approximately 6-8 weeks. Permissions are processed in the order they're received however for a $75.00 administration fee, permission requests can be expedited within 24 hours if you send an email to ZPermissions@zondervan.com requesting 24 hour processing.
