Wednesday, November 13, 2019

New Resource: NWT Bible 2019 Edition, 2019 Printing (nwt) Pīnyīn Plus Web Material

(NOTE: While the organization expresses valid general concerns here about posting copies of official publications to the Internet, there are good legal and spiritual reasons for concluding that those concerns do not apply to this particular material, since such material should not be considered to be infringing on copyright, and since such material is specifically designed to be, not spiritual food, but rather, material for language learning. See this disclaimer for more information.)


The official Mandarin NWT Bible was recently revised. The latest official version is now the 2019 Edition, 2019 Printing (nwt), and it uses significantly revised wording compared to the previous version, the 2001 Edition, 2007 Printing (bi12).


The existing Pīnyīn Plus web material resource based on the previous 2001 Edition, 2007 Printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible will continue to be available, although it will likely not be significantly further developed. Instead, further development re Mandarin NWT Bible Pīnyīn Plus web material will be focused on a new resource that is based on the previous resource. This new resource is in the process of being revised to match the latest 2019 Edition, 2019 Printing (nwt), with notes on each related page indicating where any material still based on the older version remains:

  • NWT Bible (nwt)
    (Pīnyīn Plus, Web)

    (rich information about the Mandarin speech
    used for Bible scriptures,
    as represented by the text of the
    Mandarin NWT Bible,
    2019 Edition, 2019 Printing (nwt),
    proofread, mobile-friendly, unofficial,
    incomplete but with many often-used scriptures,
    “flashcards” integrated with the text
    (tap/click on a Pīnyīn word to reveal its “flashcard”,
    tap/click on a “flashcard” to hide it),
    Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
    carefully done human-translated
    context-appropriate English translations
    with literal & effective meanings,
    Simplified & Traditional characters,
    📖 Reveal All, 📄 Reveal Advanced, and
    📘 Reveal None controls
    for all the “flashcards” in a
    chapter, paragraph, etc.,
    extensive links for getting around, audio links,
    Night Theme that can be turned on or off
    using the ☀️/🌙 button at the top right,
    adjustable text size)
    (Info re offline viewing and printing)
  • Short Links:
    Links > Publications >
    New World Translation Bible Links (tiandi.info/bi)

In the above resource, fully proofread Pīnyīn Plus web material is now available that matches many often-used scriptures in the current 2019 Edition, 2019 Printing (nwt) of the Mandarin NWT Bible.


The material in the above resource with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. Pīnyīn material in the above resource with a golden-hued background has been proofread to ensure that it is correct Pīnyīn that matches the 2019 Printing (nwt), but not all of its “flashcards” have been added and proofread.


More existing material will be revised and more new material will be added in the above resource as time allows, e.g., as part of the process of producing Pīnyīn Plus web material for scriptures for other publications.