The Chinese Union Version (CUV) is the most widely used Chinese translation of the Bible among Chinese Protestants. It is a collaborative effort by missionaries from various Protestant denominations, using the English Revised Version as a basis and original manuscripts for cross-checking. The CUV was completed in 1919 and consists of one amalgamated classical Chinese translation and one vernacular Mandarin translation. The vernacular Mandarin version is the one commonly used today, published in two slightly different editions: the Shen Edition and the Shangti Edition, differing in the way the word "God" is translated.