“My soul, praise the Lord and never forget how kind he is! He forgives all our sins and heals all our sicknesses. He saves us from the grave, and he gives us love and compassion. He gives us plenty of good things. He makes us young again, like an eagle that grows new feathers. The Lord does what is fair. He brings justice to all who have been hurt by others.
The Lord is kind and merciful. He is patient and full of love. He does not always criticize. He does not stay angry with us forever. We sinned against him, but he didn’t give us the punishment we deserved. His love for his followers is as high above us as heaven is above the earth. And he has taken our sins as far away from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is as kind to his followers as a father is to his children.”
Psalms 103:2-6, 8-13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.103.2-6,8-13.erv
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
John 2:3-11
“At the wedding there was not enough wine, so Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why are you telling me this? It is not yet time for me to begin my work.” His mother said to the servants, “Do what he tells you.” There were six large stone waterpots there that were used by the Jews in their washing ceremonies. Each one held about 20 or 30 gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them to the top. Then he said to them, “Now dip out some water and take it to the man in charge of the feast.” So they did what he said. Then the man in charge tasted it, but the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who brought the water knew. He called the bridegroom and said to him, “People always serve the best wine first. Later, when the guests are drunk, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine until now.” This was the first of all the miraculous signs Jesus did. He did it in the town of Cana in Galilee. By this he showed his divine greatness, and his followers believed in him.”
John 2:3-11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jhn.2.3-11.erv
John 2:3-11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jhn.2.3-11.erv
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Isaiah 53:5-6, 11
“But he was being punished for what we did. He was crushed because of our guilt. He took the punishment we deserved, and this brought us peace. We were healed because of his pain. We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet the Lord put all our guilt on him.
After his suffering he will see the light, and he will be satisfied with what he experienced. The Lord says, “My servant, who always does what is right, will make his people right with me; he will take away their sins.”
Isaiah 53:5-6, 11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.53.5-6,11.erv
After his suffering he will see the light, and he will be satisfied with what he experienced. The Lord says, “My servant, who always does what is right, will make his people right with me; he will take away their sins.”
Isaiah 53:5-6, 11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.53.5-6,11.erv
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Psalms 127:2
“It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late, trying to make a living. The Lord provides for those he loves, even while they are sleeping.”
Psalms 127:2 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.127.2.erv
Psalms 127:2 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.127.2.erv
Friday, October 26, 2018
Isaiah 61:7
“In the past, other people shamed you and said bad things to you. You were shamed much more than any other people. So in your land you will get two times more than other people. You will get the joy that continues forever.”
Isaiah 61:7 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.61.7.erv
Isaiah 61:7 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.61.7.erv
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Psalm 55:22
“Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). [I Pet. 5:7.]”
Psalm 55:22 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.55.22.ampc
Psalm 55:22 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/psa.55.22.ampc
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Hosea 11:7-9
“My people are bent on backsliding from Me; though [the prophets] call them to Him Who is on high, none at all will exalt Him or lift himself up [to come to Him]. How can I give you up, O Ephraim! How can I surrender you and cast you off, O Israel! How can I make you as Admah or how can I treat you as Zeboiim [both destroyed with Sodom]! My heart recoils within Me; My compassions are kindled together. [Deut. 29:23.] I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not bring back Ephraim to nothing or again destroy him. For I am God and not man, the Holy One in the midst of you, and I will not come in wrath or enter into the city.”
Hosea 11:7-9 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/hos.11.7-9.ampc
Hosea 11:7-9 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/hos.11.7-9.ampc
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Jeremiah 1:5-8
““Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I chose you for a special work. I chose you to be a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “But, Lord GOD, I don’t know how to speak. I am only a boy.” But the Lord said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am only a boy.’ You must go everywhere I send you and say everything I tell you to say. Don’t be afraid of anyone. I am with you, and I will protect you.” This message is from the Lord.”
Jeremiah 1:5-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jer.1.5-8.erv
Jeremiah 1:5-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jer.1.5-8.erv
Monday, October 22, 2018
Psalms 27:2-5, 12-14
“Evil people might attack me. They might try to destroy my body. Yes, my enemies might attack me and try to destroy me, but they will stumble and fall. Even if an army surrounds me, I will not be afraid. Even if people attack me in war, I will trust in the Lord. I ask only one thing from the Lord. This is what I want most: Let me live in the Lord ’S house all my life, enjoying the Lord ’S beauty and spending time in his palace. He will protect me when I am in danger. He will hide me in his tent. He will take me up to his place of safety.
My enemies have attacked me. They have told lies about me and have tried to hurt me. But I really believe that I will see the Lord ’S goodness before I die. Wait for the Lord ’S help. Be strong and brave, and wait for the Lord ’S help.”
Psalms 27:2-5, 12-14 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.27.2-5,12-14.erv
My enemies have attacked me. They have told lies about me and have tried to hurt me. But I really believe that I will see the Lord ’S goodness before I die. Wait for the Lord ’S help. Be strong and brave, and wait for the Lord ’S help.”
Psalms 27:2-5, 12-14 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.27.2-5,12-14.erv
Sunday, October 21, 2018
John 16:23-24
“In that day you will not have to ask me about anything. And I assure you, my Father will give you anything you ask him for in my name. You have never asked for anything in this way before. But ask in my name, and you will receive. And you will have the fullest joy possible.”
John 16:23-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jhn.16.23-24.erv
John 16:23-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jhn.16.23-24.erv
Saturday, October 20, 2018
James 4:1-3
“Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that make war inside you. You want things, but you don’t get them. So you kill and are jealous of others. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t get what you want because you don’t ask God. Or when you ask, you don’t receive anything, because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want to use it for your own pleasure.”
James 4:1-3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jas.4.1-3.erv
James 4:1-3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jas.4.1-3.erv
Friday, October 19, 2018
Romans 3:9-12, 19-26
“So are we Jews better than other people? No, we have already said that those who are Jews, as well as those who are not Jews, are the same. They are all guilty of sin. As the Scriptures say, “There is no one doing what is right, not even one. There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God. They have all turned away from him, and now they are of no use to anyone. There is no one who does good, not even one.” Psalm 14:1-3
What the law says is for those who are under the law. It stops anyone from making excuses. And it brings the whole world under God’s judgment, because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin. But God has a way to make people right, and it has nothing to do with the law. He has now shown us that new way, which the law and the prophets told us about. God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. He does this for all who believe in Christ. Everyone is the same. All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness. They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ. God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus pays for their sins. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. And in our own time he still does what is right. God worked all this out in a way that allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.”
Romans 3:9-12, 19-26 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.3.9-12,19-26.erv
What the law says is for those who are under the law. It stops anyone from making excuses. And it brings the whole world under God’s judgment, because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin. But God has a way to make people right, and it has nothing to do with the law. He has now shown us that new way, which the law and the prophets told us about. God makes people right through their faith in Jesus Christ. He does this for all who believe in Christ. Everyone is the same. All have sinned and are not good enough to share God’s divine greatness. They are made right with God by his grace. This is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ. God gave Jesus as a way to forgive people’s sins through their faith in him. God can forgive them because the blood sacrifice of Jesus pays for their sins. God gave Jesus to show that he always does what is right and fair. He was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. And in our own time he still does what is right. God worked all this out in a way that allows him to judge people fairly and still make right any person who has faith in Jesus.”
Romans 3:9-12, 19-26 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.3.9-12,19-26.erv
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Romans 11:32
“For God has consigned (penned up) all men to disobedience, only that He may have mercy on them all [alike].”
Romans 11:32 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/rom.11.32.ampc
Romans 11:32 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/rom.11.32.ampc
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Ephesians 2:3-8
“In the past all of us lived like that, trying to please our sinful selves. We did all the things our bodies and minds wanted. Like everyone else in the world, we deserved to suffer God’s anger just because of the way we were. But God is rich in mercy, and he loved us very much. We were spiritually dead because of all we had done against him. But he gave us new life together with Christ. (You have been saved by God’s grace.) Yes, it is because we are a part of Christ Jesus that God raised us from death and seated us together with him in the heavenly places. God did this so that his kindness to us who belong to Christ Jesus would clearly show for all time to come the amazing richness of his grace. I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.”
Ephesians 2:3-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/eph.2.3-8.erv
Ephesians 2:3-8 ERV
http://bible.com/406/eph.2.3-8.erv
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Lamentations 3:17-25, 31-35, 52-58
“I thought I would never have peace again. I forgot about good things. I said to myself, “I no longer have any hope that the Lord will help me.” Remember, I am very sad, and I have no home. Remember the bitter poison that you gave me. I remember well all my troubles, and I am very sad. But then I think about this, and I have hope: We are still alive because the Lord ’S faithful love never ends. Every morning he shows it in new ways! You are so very true and loyal! I say to myself, “The Lord is my God, and I trust him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him. He is good to those who look for him.
He should remember that the Lord does not reject people forever. When he punishes, he also has mercy. He has mercy because of his great love and kindness. He does not enjoy causing people pain. He does not like to make anyone unhappy. He does not like any prisoner on earth to be trampled down. He does not like anyone to be unfair to another person. Some people will do such things right in front of God Most High.
For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird. They threw me alive into a pit and then threw stones at me. Water came up over my head. I said to myself, “I am finished.” Lord, I called your name from the bottom of the pit. You heard my voice. You didn’t close your ears. You didn’t refuse to rescue me. You came to me on the day that I called out to you. You said to me, “Don’t be afraid.” You defended me and brought me back to life.”
Lamentations 3:17-25, 31-35, 52-58 ERV
http://bible.com/406/lam.3.17-25,31-35,52-58.erv
He should remember that the Lord does not reject people forever. When he punishes, he also has mercy. He has mercy because of his great love and kindness. He does not enjoy causing people pain. He does not like to make anyone unhappy. He does not like any prisoner on earth to be trampled down. He does not like anyone to be unfair to another person. Some people will do such things right in front of God Most High.
For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird. They threw me alive into a pit and then threw stones at me. Water came up over my head. I said to myself, “I am finished.” Lord, I called your name from the bottom of the pit. You heard my voice. You didn’t close your ears. You didn’t refuse to rescue me. You came to me on the day that I called out to you. You said to me, “Don’t be afraid.” You defended me and brought me back to life.”
Lamentations 3:17-25, 31-35, 52-58 ERV
http://bible.com/406/lam.3.17-25,31-35,52-58.erv
Monday, October 15, 2018
Mark 5:25-29, 34
“There among the people was a woman who had been bleeding for the past twelve years. She had suffered very much. Many doctors had tried to help her, and all the money she had was spent, but she was not improving. In fact, her sickness was getting worse. The woman heard about Jesus, so she followed him with the other people and touched his coat. She thought, “If I can just touch his clothes, that will be enough to heal me.” As soon as she touched his coat, her bleeding stopped. She felt that her body was healed from all the suffering.
He said to her, “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace. You will not suffer anymore.””
Mark 5:25-29, 34 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mrk.5.25-29,34.erv
He said to her, “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace. You will not suffer anymore.””
Mark 5:25-29, 34 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mrk.5.25-29,34.erv
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Romans 8:1-4
“So now anyone who is in Christ Jesus is not judged guilty. That is because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit that brings life made you free. It made you free from the law that brings sin and death. The law was without power because it was made weak by our sinful selves. But God did what the law could not do: He sent his own Son to earth with the same human life that everyone else uses for sin. God sent him to be an offering to pay for sin. So God used a human life to destroy sin. He did this so that we could be right just as the law said we must be. Now we don’t live following our sinful selves. We live following the Spirit.”
Romans 8:1-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.8.1-4.erv
Romans 8:1-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.8.1-4.erv
Saturday, October 13, 2018
1 John 4:10, 19
“True love is God’s love for us, not our love for God. He sent his Son as the way to take away our sins.
We love because God first loved us.”
1 John 4:10, 19 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1jn.4.10,19.erv
We love because God first loved us.”
1 John 4:10, 19 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1jn.4.10,19.erv
Friday, October 12, 2018
Romans 10:9-11, 13
“If you openly say, “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from death, you will be saved. Yes, we believe in Jesus deep in our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we openly say that we believe in him, and so we are saved. Yes, the Scriptures say, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.”
Yes, “everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved.””
Romans 10:9-11, 13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.10.9-11,13.erv
Yes, “everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved.””
Romans 10:9-11, 13 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.10.9-11,13.erv
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Numbers 14:6-9, 18-24
“Joshua and Caleb became very upset. (Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh were two of the men who explored the land.) These two men said to all the Israelites gathered there, “The land that we saw is very good. It is a land filled with many good things. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land. And he will give that land to us. So don’t turn against the Lord! Don’t be afraid of the people in that land. We can defeat them. They have no protection, nothing to keep them safe. But we have the Lord with us, so don’t be afraid!”
You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. He is full of great love. He forgives those who are guilty and break the law. But he always punishes those who are guilty. He punishes them, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things.’ Now, show your great love to these people. Forgive their sin. Forgive them the same way you have been forgiving them since the time they left Egypt until now.” The Lord answered, “Yes, I will forgive the people as you asked. But I tell you the truth. As surely as I live and as surely as the Glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, I make you this promise: None of the people I led out of Egypt will ever see the land of Canaan. They saw my glory and the great signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert. But they disobeyed me and tested me ten times. I promised their ancestors that I would give them that land. But none of those people who turned against me will ever enter that land! But my servant Caleb was different. He follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he has already seen, and his people will get that land.”
Numbers 14:6-9, 18-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/num.14.6-9,18-24.erv
You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. He is full of great love. He forgives those who are guilty and break the law. But he always punishes those who are guilty. He punishes them, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things.’ Now, show your great love to these people. Forgive their sin. Forgive them the same way you have been forgiving them since the time they left Egypt until now.” The Lord answered, “Yes, I will forgive the people as you asked. But I tell you the truth. As surely as I live and as surely as the Glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, I make you this promise: None of the people I led out of Egypt will ever see the land of Canaan. They saw my glory and the great signs that I did in Egypt and in the desert. But they disobeyed me and tested me ten times. I promised their ancestors that I would give them that land. But none of those people who turned against me will ever enter that land! But my servant Caleb was different. He follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he has already seen, and his people will get that land.”
Numbers 14:6-9, 18-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/num.14.6-9,18-24.erv
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Matthew 7:7-11
““Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. Yes, whoever continues to ask will receive. Whoever continues to look will find. And whoever continues to knock will have the door opened for them. “Do any of you have a son? If he asked for bread, would you give him a rock? Or if he asked for a fish, would you give him a snake? Of course not! You people are so bad, but you still know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him.”
Matthew 7:7-11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.7.7-11.erv
Matthew 7:7-11 ERV
http://bible.com/406/mat.7.7-11.erv
John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]”
John 14:27 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.14.27.ampc
John 14:27 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.14.27.ampc
Sunday, October 7, 2018
John 15:9-11
“I have loved you, [just] as the Father has loved Me; abide in My love [continue in His love with Me]. If you keep My commandments [if you continue to obey My instructions], you will abide in My love and live on in it, just as I have obeyed My Father's commandments and live on in His love. I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing.”
John 15:9-11 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.15.9-11.ampc
John 15:9-11 AMPC
http://bible.com/8/jhn.15.9-11.ampc
Luke 15:11-24
“Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me now the part of your property that I am supposed to receive someday.’ So the father divided his wealth between his two sons. “A few days later the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country, and there he wasted his money living like a fool. After he spent everything he had, there was a terrible famine throughout the country. He was hungry and needed money. So he went and got a job with one of the people who lived there. The man sent him into the fields to feed pigs. He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything. “The son realized that he had been very foolish. He thought, ‘All my father’s hired workers have plenty of food. But here I am, almost dead because I have nothing to eat. I will leave and go to my father. I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. But let me be like one of your hired workers.’ So he left and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him coming and felt sorry for him. So he ran to him and hugged and kissed him. The son said, ‘Father, I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and good sandals on his feet. And bring our best calf and kill it so that we can celebrate with plenty to eat. My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to have a party.”
Luke 15:11-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/luk.15.11-24.erv
Luke 15:11-24 ERV
http://bible.com/406/luk.15.11-24.erv
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Isaiah 46:3-4
““Family of Jacob, listen to me! You who are left from the family of Israel, listen! I have carried you since you left your mother’s womb. I carried you when you were born, and I will still be carrying you when you are old. Your hair will turn gray, and I will still carry you. I made you, and I will carry you to safety.”
Isaiah 46:3-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.46.3-4.erv
Isaiah 46:3-4 ERV
http://bible.com/406/isa.46.3-4.erv
Friday, October 5, 2018
1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Whatever happens, always be thankful. This is how God wants you to live in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1th.5.18.erv
1 Thessalonians 5:18 ERV
http://bible.com/406/1th.5.18.erv
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Joel 2:23-27
“So be happy, people of Zion. Be joyful in the Lord your God. He is good and will give you rain. He will send the early rains and the late rains as before. The threshing floors will be filled with wheat, and the barrels will overflow with wine and olive oil. “I, the Lord, sent my army against you. The swarming locusts and the hopping locusts and the destroying locusts and the cutting locusts ate everything you had. But I will pay you back for those years of trouble. Then you will have plenty to eat. You will be full. You will praise the name of the Lord your God. He has done wonderful things for you. My people will never again be ashamed. You will know that I am with Israel. You will know that I am the Lord your God. There is no other God. My people will never be ashamed again.””
Joel 2:23-27 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jol.2.23-27.erv
Joel 2:23-27 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jol.2.23-27.erv
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Romans 4:1-5
“So what can we say about Abraham, the father of our people? What did he learn about faith? If Abraham was made right by the things he did, he had a reason to boast about himself. But God knew different. That’s why the Scriptures say, “Abraham believed God, and because of this he was accepted as one who is right with God.” When people work, their pay is not given to them as a gift. They earn the pay they get. But people cannot do any work that will make them right with God. So they must trust in him. Then he accepts their faith, and that makes them right with him. He is the one who makes even evil people right.”
Romans 4:1-5 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.4.1-5.erv
Romans 4:1-5 ERV
http://bible.com/406/rom.4.1-5.erv
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Jeremiah 31:3
“From far away, the Lord will appear to his people. The Lord says, “I love you people with a love that continues forever. That is why I have continued showing you kindness.”
Jeremiah 31:3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jer.31.3.erv
Jeremiah 31:3 ERV
http://bible.com/406/jer.31.3.erv
Monday, October 1, 2018
Genesis 24:1-7
Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord , the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?” “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said. “The Lord , the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.
Genesis 24:1-7 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.24.1-7.NIV
Genesis 24:1-7 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.24.1-7.NIV
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