Pastor Ou Guozhong made some comparisons between the Union Version, the Universal Version, and the New Bible on his blog.
For details, please refer to https://henryau.org/2024/01/15/cnv_and_wcb/
The Universal Bible has not yet licensed its electronic version to any Logos Bible software, so you can only compare the Union Version with the Universal Bible on the Universal Bible website.
This sentence is not found in Mark 16:20 (the earliest manuscripts and ancient translations of Mark end at verse 8.)
Now let's look at the Lexham English Bible and the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
We can see the brackets 〖 〗mark.
The Lexham English Bible clearly states The Shorter Ending of Mark and The Longer Ending of Mark.
Let's look at other versions such as the English Standard Version and the Legacy Standard Bible.
Both translations have this notation.
Let's look at the comparison between NKJV and NIV
Although neither version has brackets, the NKJV at least has a footnote, which reads:
Vv. 9–20 are bracketed in NU as not in the original text. They are lacking in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, although nearly all other mss. of Mark contain them.
The translation is as follows:
Vv. 9-20 are bracketed in NU because they are not in the original text. Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus lack them, although almost all other texts do. Mark contains them.
There are actually many more in the English version, and I cannot compare them one by one.
However, since the majority of Chinese Christians are accustomed to using the Union Version compiled 100 years ago, everyone should face up to the shortcomings of the Union Version.
Ignoring the brackets or not stating something like the Universal Version states, "The earliest manuscripts and ancient translations of Mark end at verse 8." This leads to more people misinterpreting the text in this direction and is worth examining.
I hope this article and Pastor Ou Guozhong’s blog can help you.
Finally, please see the following sharing by Pastor Shaohan Kou and Elder Shaoying Kou on the Universal Bible:
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