The Chinese New Version (abbreviation:CNV; ) is a

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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 was changed to avoid confusion with the English

New Century Version The New Century Version (NCV) is a revision of the International Children's Bible (ICB). The ICB is a translation of the Bible that was aimed at young readers and those with low reading skills/limited vocabulary in English. It is written at a 3rd ...

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It is available in Hong Kong in both the traditional Chinese script and the

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used in

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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 The ''Chinese Union Version'' (CUV) () is the predominant translation of the Bible into Chinese used by Chinese Protestants, first published in 1919. The text is now available online. The CUV is currently available in both traditional and simpl ...

, and secondly the legally produced

Today's Chinese Version The Today's Chinese Version (TCV) (Traditional Chinese: 現代中文譯本; Pinyin: Xiàndài Zhōngwén Yìběn) is a recent translation of the Bible into modern Chinese by the United Bible Societies. The New Testament was first published in 1975 ...

. The

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discourages use of the Chinese New Version and other unlicensed versions, but in Taiwan and Hong Kong the CNV has found a following especially in

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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 ."

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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
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