Chinese New Version

The Chinese New Version (CNV) (新译本) is a Chinese language Bible translation that was completed in 1992 by the Worldwide Bible Society 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. It is available in both the traditional Chinese script and the simplified Chinese used in mainland China. The most popular Chinese Bible remains the older Chinese Union Version although its popularity has waned since the introduction of the CNV, especially in evangelical circles. The Three Self Church discourages use of the Chinese New Version.

The Sword Project has modules for both the New Chinese Version and the Union Version of the Bible.

See also

• Chinese Bible Translations

Chinese terms for God

Shangdi · Shen · Tianzhu

Foundations

Timeline of Chinese History · Christianity · Roman Catholicism in China · Protestantism in China · Chinese Orthodox Church

Chinese Bible translations

Chinese Union Version · New Chinese Version · Today's Chinese Version · Studium Biblicum Version

Assyrian Church of the East

Nestorianism in China · Nestorian Stele · Jesus Sutras · Christianity among the Mongols

Medieval Roman Catholic
missions

John of Montecorvino · Odoric of Pordenone · Giovanni de' Marignolli

Jesuit missions

Francis Xavier · Matteo Ricci · St. Paul Jesuit College (Macau) · Chinese Rites controversy · Joachim Bouvet

Protestant missions

Agencies · Robert Morrison · Karl Gützlaff · Divie Bethune McCartee · Hudson Taylor · Lottie Moon · Timothy Richard · Jonathan Goforth · Cambridge Seven · Eric Liddell · Gladys Aylward · (more missionaries)

Important figures

Liang Fa · Xi Shengmo · John Sung · Watchman Nee · Wang Ming-Dao · Samuel Lamb · Allen Yuan

Religious freedom
in the PRC

Lianghui · Three-Self Patriotic Movement · China Christian Council · Chinese house churches · Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association

Events

Taiping Rebellion · First Opium War · Second Opium War · Unequal treaty · Yangzhou riot · Tianjin Massacre · Boxer Crisis · Anti-Christian Movement · Xinhai Revolution · Chinese Civil War · WW II · People's Republic

Impact

Science and technology · Medical missions in China · Anti-female infanticide · Anti-Footbinding campaign · Anti-Opium campaign · Chinese Roman Type · Cantonese Roman Type · Chinese Colleges · Chinese Hymnody · Manchurian revival