The Gospel of John

God
When you look at your watch, you know that an intelligent person designed it. It didn't just come into existence by itself. What about your wrist - isn't it more complicated than your watch? Didn't an intelligent person design your wrist too? We call the One who designed these things God, our Creator, the One who spoke the word and created the universe.

God has spoken to us in terms we can understand. The Bible is the record of his revelation - what he wants us to know about himself. God also became flesh and blood in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who is 100 percent human and 100 percent God. Want to know what God is like? Study the life of Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Jesus
Jesus was born approximately 5 B.C. in the town of Bethlehem, Israel, to a virgin named Mary, who was descended from King David. Raised in Nazareth by Mary and her husband, Joseph, Jesus lived the ordinary life of a carpenter's son. Those who knew him didn't yet know that he was also God's Son. At age 30, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and tempted by the devil into the desert. He then began healing, teaching and performing miracles throughout Judea. He called people to believe in him as the only way to God.

Christ
Christ, meaning "anointed one," is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah. The Jews were waiting anxiously for the Messiah, the person guaranteed by God to be their leader and ruler. Every Jewish person living at the time of Jesus knew exactly what he or she was waiting for. "Is he the one?" was the question everyone was debating about Jesus. Some said yes; some said no; and some said Jesus was a liar.

Father
God the Father perfectly cares fur us, giving us all we need -- though we may not agree with him regarding what those needs are. He promises us that we don't have to worry about having enough food or clothes because he knows what we need before we ask. God has also given us every spiritual blessing - something of much more value to our lives than any kind of physical possession.

As children of God, we can expect to be disciplined if we err. And we shouldn't be discouraged when this happens because discipline shows that God loves us. Just as good parents teach their children not to do things that will hurt them, so our Father in heaven teaches us what is best for us.

Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is distinct from the Father and the Son - yet is completely God.

Before Jesus came to the earth, the Holy Spirit guided and directed select people at specific times for specific purposes. To prophets, he revealed future events and warnings of judgment. To kings, he gave wisdom to rule. But when Jesus was near the end of his life on earth, preparing his disciples for his impending death and resurrection, he promised that the Holy Spirit would, form that time on, be with his followers all the time.

Believe
Beliefs dictate who we are and how we live our lives. To believe in something is to have faith in it. Though it may seem feeble to accept something on faith rather than fact, we all believe many things on different levels without being experts through experience or knowledge. A Christian's life is a demonstration of grounded belief in action.

Merely "believing" in God does not make someone a Christian any more than believing in exercise keeps one in shape; a person must actually exercise to stay in shape. Demons "believe" in God (James 2:19). They know he exists, but they don't choose to follow him. Believing that Jesus Christ is your Savior means believing that Jesus' death pays the penalty for your sin. As a result of this belief you repent-you turn away from your sin-and obey Jesus Christ.

Blood
Life is in the blood. If you lose too much blood, you'll die: but a blood transfusion can bring you back to health. Our spiritual life also depends on a blood transfusion of sorts - a blood transfusion from the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave his life's blood on the a torturous Roman cross (see Crucify) to pay the penalty for our sin and to give us new life through a relationship with him.

Body
Our bodies are temporarily housing our personalities and souls. They are mortal containers of the immortal. The body is an amazing machine; the brain itself astounds modern scientists. Every part and every cell of the body performs a necessary function, each system interacting with the others.

God uses our bodies as an example of how all Christians should interact. He calls us the "body of Christ." God created each of us with a unique personality, background and set of skills to perform a unique role for him. In fact, he has already prepared good works for each of us to do (see Ephesians 2:10). Yet God wants us to work together for the benefit of the entire "body", of which Jesus Christ is the head (see Ephesians 4:15-16).

Cross
A cross is more than a necklace pendant, a golden adornment on the Pope's hat or a talisman to ward off Dracula. The cross's popularity has nearly covered over the truth of its origin. Long before people burned crosses in malicious acts of racism, the cross was a symbol of torture, shame and death in the Roman Empire. Yet the cross has become the trademark of the Christian's life and triumph. Why?

Crucify
Romans executed slaves and foreigners by terrifying means of crucifixion. Crucify comes from the Latin word for cross, crux, a device of torture. A cross was made up of a post with a slot carved out for a crossbar. Crucifixion, as practiced by the Romans, involved nailing or tying the prisoner's arms to the crossbar, which the executioners then attached to the post. They forced the dangling prisoner to turn his legs to the side, knees bent up, so they could drive a spike through both ankles into the post. The weight of the prisoner's otherwise unsupported body made breathing almost impossible and his chest sagged down on his diaphragm. To inhale, he had to push up and off the spike, putting terrible pressure on his shattered ankles, or he could pull himself up by his nailed wrists. Death was gruesome, slow and inevitable. Jesus was executed on a cross; dying on behalf of all the people.

Death
Death has many faces in our culture, most of them ugly. There's a reason for that: Death was not part of God's plan. When God created us, he intended for us to live forever in perfect harmony with him. But when Adam and Eve sinned, death became a fact of life because the consequence of sin is death. Sin and death separate us from God because God's holiness cannot permit even the smallest imperfection to enter his presence. Those who don't know God are alienated from his love, guidance and spiritual protection all their lives. Physical death seals the sentence of permanent separation from him.

But Christians never have to experience death as the world does. Christ came to take upon himself the penalty for our sins and to remove the barrier between God and us by dying in our place. If we believe and trust our lives to him, we can experience a relationship with God here on earth. The Bible says that when Christ comes into our lives, our sinful self dies., and we immediately receive a new life. We receive a new identity as a child of God. And because Christ overcame death by coming back to life, we too can live with him after death. For followers of Christ, death is no longer a defeating end, but the victorious beginning of life in the physical presence of God.

Disciples
Does disciple sound uncomfortably like "discipline"? It is. A disciple is a person who adheres to the teaching of another - not just believing a certain philosophy, but also applying it to his or her life.

Finish
There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of finishing a task. Whether the job is small or large, changing a light bulb or painting a watercolor, we enjoy the sense of completion. For example, most marathon runners keep the finish line in mind throughout the grueling endeavor.

Freedom
History starkly shows us that knowing Jesus Christ does not guarantee physical freedom. Christians around the world are in prison. Many Christians who know physical freedom feel other shackles: a difficult marriage, an alcoholic parent, a rotten job. In Jesus' day, the Jews looked for a Messiah who would liberate them from Rome. Yet Jesus obviously didn't do that. So what freedom does he give us when he says he has come to set us free?

Friends
Many people wish they could be part of a group of friends. Others want to have deeper friendships than what they have. True friends listen, talk and spend time with each other. Friends shield us from loneliness, offer acceptance and give us common ground. They influence us more than we know. As with Jonathan and David, friends can strengthen us in the Lord (1 Samuel 20:16-22; 23:15-18) or, as with Jonadab and Amnon, friends can lead us into sin and disaster (2 Samuel 13:3-16).

The people we know and esteem as dear to our hearts speak volumes about who we are. Friends usually love the same things that we love. The deepest friendships grow between those who not only love God but also help each other grow in him. Individuals like Abraham and Moses shared God's heart, and he called them his friends.

Fulfill
Does it surprise you that the Bible almost never uses the word "fulfillment" in reference to a human's satisfaction in life? The Bible doesn't promise a fulfilling life. In the Bible, the word "fulfill" refers overwhelmingly to God's following through on his promises and intentions. God will always keep his promises. The plans he makes will come about. Our faithful God in control of all that happens in the universe, and his plans will overcome any obstacle.

Greatness
The Bible teaches us that God thwarts those who try to raise themselves up to greatness in people's eyes. It also teaches that those who humble themselves before God will be raised up by God to true greatness. You might think of God's path toward greatness as similar to the law of gravity, except in reverse: "Whoever goes up must first come down".

Guilt
We all know the basis of our justice system: "Innocent until proven guilty." We've also all heard people say, "I feel so guilty!" True guilt is a fact, not a feeling. A person may "feel guilty," but he or she may not have done anything to "feel guilty" about. When an offense is committed, that violation may prompt police sirens, a mother's angry reprimand or just a nagging worry in the back of the mind. Guilt may trigger memories of a dark past or be part of a daunting present. If not dealt with properly, the looming, heavy feeling of guilt can hang on us for a lifetime.

Head
Just as we refer to the CEO or president as being the "head" of a company. God calls Jesus Christ the "head" of the church. The church is not one particular congregation or denomination, but all people - past, present and future - who trust Jesus Christ as Savior. By calling Christ the "head," God is saying that Jesus is the supreme leader and authority over all.

Home
The concept of a home - a place where we belong and from which we gain our identity - is prominent in the Bible. People are often identified in the Bible by their ancestry, such as "Lot son of Haran" (Genesis 11:31), or according to their hometown such as "Joseph of Arimathea (Mark 15:43). The word "house" frequently indicates the collective relatives and descendants of an individual, such as "the house of David" (1 Samuel 20:16).

With this in mind, the image of a home or house is often used symbolically. The temple was called the house of God. Although God is present everywhere, the temple represented his special relationship with the Israelites, his chosen people, and their identification with him. In the new testament, Christians are referred to as God's house because his Spirit lives in them, as the Spirit of God filled the temple (see Temple).

Jews
A yellow star stitched on a jacket declares a person's Jewish identity in Germany during World War II. It was not the fist time that being a Jew carried a death sentence, nor was it the first time that the Jews emerged victorious from a plot for their worldwide extermination.

Jews are the physical descendants of Abraham through his grandson Jacob, the father of the Israelites. The label "Jew" came into use after the Babylonian captivity. The stories of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther highlight God's protection of the people in the midst of great danger and opposition.

Joseph
Three brave and noble men bearing the same name made a difference in the world for all time. These men were all named Joseph. The first Joseph appears in the Old Testament. He was the youngest and favorite son among twelve brothers. Through the betrayal of his brothers, his own perseverance and God's perfect planning, Joseph became the second in command in Egypt. He provided for the Israelites by supplying food during a long famine.

A second Joseph, the earthly "adoptive" father of Jesus Christ, makes the Christmas story complete. He cared for Mary and Jesus throughout his life. Joseph received the joy and blessing of God by being allowed to raise God' Son, Jesus.

At Jesus' death, Joseph of Arimathea offered his new, empty tomb for Jesus' body. Joseph was a synagogue ruler, yet he embraced Jesus as God when the synagogue rejected Jesus. Joseph risked his standing in the church and community in order to care for Jesus' body after his death.

All three of these men impacted history and obeyed God no matter how dangerous or difficult the circumstances.

Lips
Lips symbolize communication. We must use discretion in using our lips for the good of others and for our own well-being. "He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin" (Proverbs 13:3). Despite all the harm we can cause with our words through gossip, lies and slander, if God is involved in our lives, our lips can honor the Lord and relay words of wisdom. More importantly the best thing we can do with our lips is to praise God and express our thankfulness to him. In turn, our praise to God can lead to telling others about his goodness. However, since "actions speak louder than word," we must consistently do what we say; otherwise, we will be seen as hypocrites, not witnesses.

Mary
In the New Testament, the name Mary is just about as common as the names John and Amy are today. There are three notable Mary's in the Bible, all of whom were dedicated to Jesus Christ and recognized that he was God. These three women also modeled lives of faith. the first Mary we encounter is Jesus' mother. A virgin, she was chosen by God to have a child-Jesus-through the Holy Spirit. When an angel told her of her pregnancy, she replied, "I am the Lord's servant...may it be to me as you have said" (Luke 2:38). Later, Mary became one of Jesus' followers and was part of the group who received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.

Mother
Not everyone has a mother who lives up to the sentiments on Mother's Day cards. But whatever complaints or kudos we may have for our mothers, God honors mothers for the crucial role they play. Just becoming a mother is a blessing from God. Many of the famous mothers of the Bible did not conceive easily, but their legacy continued through the lives of their children. Eve was called the "mother of all the living" (Genesis 3:20). Women like Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Leah, Hannah, Ruth and Mary are examples of honored mothers. Deborah's was called "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7) because she nurtured and guided an entire nation.

Nazareth
Though born in Bethlehem, Jesus grew up and began his public ministry in the small town of Nazareth, southwest of the Sea of Galilee. Although Nazareth was mostly agricultural, it probably felt the influence of nearby larger cities and trade routes.

Oppose
Do you ever experience conflict? While the Bible does not advocate strife, the nature of humanity seems to make it inevitable. Sinful human nature is resistant to the will of God. God opposes those who rebel against him. What is more, our sinful desires often spark internal conflict with the Spirit of God, who resides in us. Sadly, opposition can also come from within the church.

Passover
The night before the Israelites left Egypt, God instructed them to choose perfect lambs, slaughter them and use their blood to mark the doorframe of every hebrew dwelling. When the angel of Lord came to strike down all the firstborn males, he "passed over" the bloodstained doorframes, sparing the Israelite households.

Today, the Jewish people still celebrate Passover. Their delivery out of Egypt is a major focus of their faith and history. It is a reminder of God's concern for and intervention in, their lives.

Jesus celebrated Passover with his disciples the night before crucifixion. He said that from that time on breaking bread and drinking wine was to be done in memory of his broken body and shed blood.

Pilate
Proverbs 29:25 warns that "the fear of man will prove to be a snare" (see Fear) - caring too much about what other people think will trip you up or trap you. Perhaps the most notorious example of fearing others is a man named Pontius Pilate.

Pilate was the Roman governor of the district of Judas during the time of Jesus' ministry. When the Jewish leaders arrested Jesus, they had to appeal to Pilate in order to have Jesus put to death. Pilate examined the charges against Jesus and declared him to be innocent; but the Jews rejected Pilate's decision.

Preparation
Whether it's surviving an earthquake or teaching kindergartners, advance readiness is the key to success. The Bible talks about being prepared for everything from making a meal to fighting a war. Sometimes being prepared meant getting ready for a big feast or a celebration, which was mainly an outward experience. At other times being prepared meant readying one's inward state, especially when it was in preparation for meeting with God. In the Old Testament, there were long lists of intricate instructions on how to prepare for events, especially for special feasts like passover (see Passover) and for the animal sacrifices and offerings that the people would perform to honor God.

Power
God has power-not the make-believe superhero kind of power, but the ultimate power over all things. God's power is greater than all the power of Satan (see Satan). When we become children of God, he give us power over Satan too. That means Satan no longer has control over our lives.

Priest
Although ministers of pagan religions are mentioned in the Bible, the word priest is most often used of those who attend to activities and things that are devoted to the true God. Today, some Christians refer to their church officials as priests, while others refer to their leaders as pastors.

The two most important Biblical teachings on the subject of priesthood relate to all Christians. First, there is now only one high priest: jesus Christ. Under the Old Covenant, the priest with the highest God-given authority could enter the holiest part of the temple in order to make sacrifices on behalf of all the Israelites. When Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity's sins, he became our eternal high priest. Jesus is the only go-between for us with God. Second, all believers in Jesus Christ are priests who bring their worship to the very throne room of the holy one.

Remain
We've all seen the small child wiggling to get down from his or her mother's lap or pull away from her protective hand. Just as a mother knows her child needs to remain with her for safety, God knows we are lost unless we stay close beside him.

Sabbath
We live in a fast-paced society in which people brag about their lack of sleep and the schedules that keep them going "24/7." Our culture promotes busyness as a measurement of status, wealth and quality of life. But that's not the way God created human beings to function. God "rested" from the work of creation (see Creation), and he is a model for the regular habit of rest that the Bible calls the "Sabbath."

Seated
In the tales of King Arthur, his heroic knights were seated at a round table to prevent arguments about who had the higher ranking seat. Likewise, God also builds in safety features to help us get along with each other. Since there is no rank within the body of Christ, we are to live lives of humility, not "seating" ourselves ahead of others by assuming a higher rank or priority.

There is only one who deserves the highest rank, and that is God himself. Only he is seated on a heavenly throne. Because jesus is worthy to rule (see Rule), the Bible notes that he is seated next to God the Father in heaven.

Scripture
Before Jesus Christ came to the earth, the collection of inspired writings consisted of what we now call the Old Testament, the books from Genesis through Malachi. After Jesus' resurrection, Scripture was completed with the inclusion of the New Testament, the books arranged from Matthew to Revelation.

When we read the Bible, we hear from God and grow in our experience with Jesus Christ. All Scripture points to Jesus, and our familiarity with Scripture leads us know him more.

Signs
When we see geese flying south in a V formation, it's a sign that winter is on the way. Almost every street corner and road we travel is marked with a sign telling us where we are and the direction we're headed. God gives signs-miracles or fulfilled prophecies-to show that his promises will come true. The rainbow in the sky after a storm is God's aerial billboard-his reminder to himself and us that he will never flood the earth again.

The Bible also gives us signs to help us understand what is happening in the world around us. The first believers saw many signs to confirm the truth of the message about Christ. Most of all, signs help explain how we can come into a relation with the true and living God. God expects us to pay attention to, and follow, his signs.

Sin
Sin is a tough three-letter word to get one's brain around. It is a term loaded with lots of distasteful and challenging connotations in our world. Everyone sins, but no on e wants to talk about it. Bluntly put, sin is choosing our own will over God's will.

Son
"If you really want to understand someone," said President George W. Bush, " you look at his family and where he was raised." Using this reasoning, what can we learn about Jesus Christ, the Son of God? The Bible says that Jesus is "the image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15). This means that the Son is fully God; all of God the Father's qualities are manifested in him: love, justice, righteousness, holiness. God the Son was also fully human; while he was on the earth, he shared our experiences: temptation, hunger, fatigues, pain and death.

Time
Time governs our lives. Our day planners help us manage it. We eat by it. We sleep by it. We're upset if people don't respect it. God, however is not constrained by time. He created time, and - though it's hard for us to grasp - he exists outside of time. Because he contains time, he knows the future and is able to reveal it in prophecy.

God has a clear understanding of time. In the Bible, he warned that all people should live for him because the time is coming when he will return to the earth. While some believe they can delay serving God, we are commanded to serve God now. We are to take advantage of the moments God gives us to share the gospel.

Truth
What is truth? God is truth. Everything he says we can believe. There is no deception, no hypocrisy, no half-truth in God, Our finite minds can't fully comprehend God or understand all his mysteries, but he is everything he says he is: the all-powerful, just, loving Creator of everything that exists. How do we know right from wrong? God alone, because he is truth, provides an accurate standard for ethics and morality. Whatever he does and commands us to do is right. Anything God hates and forbids us to do is wrong.

Water
In the Middle East a gallon of gasoline is cheaper than a gallon of water. Imagine a Middle Easterner's surprise when he or she goes abroad and finds water in such abundance. Water was valued in the Middle East during ancient times too. God did a lot of amazing things with water: He flooded the earth, turned water into blood, made water pour out of a rock and stacked water up on either side of a dry path through the sea.

Wine
The Bible refers to wine in the positive sense more often than in a negative sense. Especially in the Old Testament, wine represents God's blessing and the abundance he bestows on his people. The law contains regulations for presenting wine as part of an offering to God. And the prophet Isaiah portrays the coming of God's kingdom as a feast, "a banquet of aged wine" (Isaiah 25:6).

Women
Glass ceilings, exploitation, date rape, battles over reproductive rights-these things are evidence that women in North America still face gender struggles. But millions of women in other parts of the world endure much worse, as did women in ancient times. REading the Bible can sometimes be very painful because it dos not gloss over the reality of the status of most women. God created Eve to be the perfect counterpart, companion and co-ruler with Adam. The entrance of sin into the world set men and women against each other and warped God's purposes for them both.

Write
Books, stories, literature and letters all allow us the joy of communication, even when the writer is far removed from us in time or space. Humanity and civilization are captured in written language. Both written and spoken languages are intimate aspects of an individual person and people group. Writing is a permanent way to preserve history and provide the means for people to share, relate and understand one another.

The Bible's is God's love letter to us. He wrote it for everyone. God himself wrote the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets. More importantly, God's plan and desire was to write his law with permanent marker in the minds and hearts of his people. And that is what he does when he gives the Holy Spirit to those who believe in Jesus.

Life
Do you want to live forever? Jesus Christ says he's the only true way. He says he's the door to a life of abundant blessing. God is the giver of life, and his role as such started with the creation of our ancestors, Adam and Eve. When sin entered the world, we were blocked, not only from having eternal life with God, but also from a meaningful life on this planet. Both can be obtained through God himself.

This is where Jesus enters the picture. He came to give us abundant life. He tells us to give him our cares and stop worrying because worrying doesn't add a single hour to our lives. Jesus also tells us to stop selfishly hoarding our lives; instead, we are to freely give them away by serving him. In a strange paradox, it's only when we lose our lives to him that we gain them back. Jesus reminds us that if we get everything the world has to offer, yet lose our souls, we haven't really lived.

9. And he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from? He asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10. “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”

11. Jesus answered, “You have no power over me that was not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

12. From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”

13. When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as The Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14. It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

15. But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”

“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.

16. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

17. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to The Place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18. Here they crucified him, and with him two others – one on either side and Jesus in the middle.

19. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. 21. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.”

22. Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”

23. When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24. “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said, “They divided my garments among themselves and cast lots for my clothing.” So this is what the soldiers did.

25. Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” 27. And to the disciples, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

The Death of Jesus

28. Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29. A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his life.

31. Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken.” 37. And, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”

The Burial of Jesus

38. Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body.

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