The Chinese New Version (abbreviation:CNV; ) is a
Chinese language
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Bible
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translation that was completed in 1992 by the Worldwide Bible Society (環球聖經公會 Huanqiu Shengjing Xiehui) with the assistance of the
Lockman Foundation. It was formerly known as the "New Chinese Version" (NCV), but the English name and abbreviation were changed to avoid confusion with the English
New Century Version.
Text
Editions
It is available in Hong Kong in both the
traditional Chinese script and the
simplified Chinese
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Mathematics
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used in
mainland China
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- although the version is not approved for use in China by the
Three Self Patriotic Movement. The most popular Chinese Bible in mainland China remains the older
Chinese Union Version, and secondly the legally produced
Today's Chinese Version. The
Three Self Church discourages the use of the Chinese New Version and other unlicensed versions. However, in Taiwan and Hong Kong the CNV has found a following especially in
evangelical circles.
[食物與文化之謎 Harris, Marvin, 舒宪·叶, 晓辉·户 - 2004 "若參照環球聖經公會的《環球聖經新譯本》,此段文字譯為:「這些走獸的肉你們不可吃,牠們的屍體你們不可摸,你們應視為不潔 不是豬的自然天性。牠們在泥中 淨。... ...以下事物,會使你們成為不潔... ...」 這些獸的肉,你們不可喫,死的你們不可模,都與你們不 ."]
The Sword Project and
Olive Tree Bible Software both have modules for both the New Chinese Version and the Union Version of the Bible. More recently (as of January 2014) these bibles were made available for parallel searching a
BibleHunter.comHoly-Bibles.net
See also
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Chinese Bible Translations
References
External links
wwbibleus.org
1992 books
New Version
1992 in Christianity
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