Matthew 28:16-20 ... Jesus' Final Orders to His Disciples. The Great Commission.
Luke 24:36-49 ... Jesus Appears to the Disciples. Jesus Other Appearances.
A witness is someone who has seen something happen and tells others about it. The disciples were witnesses of Jesus'miracles, His death, and how He came back to life. Jesus wanted to tell other people about all the things He had done.
A good exercise is to let children spell the name of the city and state they live in and name states from a map that is close to their state.
You may pray that people in this country learn about Jesus. Someday, God may even use you and or others to tell people in that country about Jesus.
Acts 1:8 ... You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Then the 11 disciples went to Galilee. They went to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.
When they saw Him they worshiped Him. But some still had their doubts.
Then Jesus came to them. He said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end."
The disciples were still talking about this when Jesus Himself suddenly stood among them (Jesus Appears to the Disciples).
They were surprised and terrified. They thought they were seeing a ghost.
Jesus told the disciples to look at His hands and feet.
Jesus told them it was really Him. He told them to touch Him and see. A ghost does not have a body or bones. But they could see that He did.
After Jesus said that, He showed them His hands and feet.
But they still did not believe it. They were amazed and filled with joy. So Jesus asked them do you have anything to eat? They gave Him a piece of cooked fish.
Jesus took it and ate it in front of them.
Jesus said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you. Everything written about Jesus in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms must come true."
Then Jesus opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
He told them, "This is what is written. The Messiah will suffer. He will rise from the dead on the third day.
His followers will preach in His name. They will tell others to turn away from their sins and be forgiven. People from every nation will hear it, beginning at Jerusalem.
You have seen these things with your own eyes.
I am going to send you what my Father has promised. Stay there until you have received power from heaven."
Reference scripture used from The NIrV May the Faith Be With You Holy Bible @ Zondervan 2017 and The New American Standard Bible (Parallel Bible) Zondervan Bible Publishers
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Friday, April 27, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
He has Risen - Luke 24:1-12 - Daily Sunday School Reading
The women brought spices to the tomb as we would bring flowers - as a sign of love and respect. Ordinarily a body was embalmed at burial and not a day and a half later, but Jesus died only a few hours before sun down on Friday. When the Sabbath began. By the time Joseph had received Pilate's permission to take the body and had put it in his tomb, there was longer time for embalming. The women went home and kept the Sabbath as the law required. From sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, before gathering their spices and returning to the tomb.
The two angels in shining garment. They asked the women why they were looking in a tomb for someone who was alive. Often we run into people who are looking for God among the dead. They study the Bible as a more historical document and go to Church as if to a memorial service. But Jesus is not among the dead - He lives! He reigns in the hearts of Christians, and He is the head of the Church. Do you look for Jesus among the living? Do you expect Him to be active in the world and in the Church? Look for signs of His power - they are all around you.
People who hear about the resurrection for the first time may need time before they can comprehend this amazing story, like the disciples, they may pass through four stages of belief.
(1) At first, they may think it is a fairy tale, impossible to belief.
(2) Like Peter they may check the facts but still be puzzled about what happened.
(3) Only when they encounter Jesus personally are they able to accept the fact of the resurrection.
(4) Then as they commit themselves to Jesus and devote their lives to serving Him, they begin to understand the reality of His presence with them.
It was very early in the morning on the first day of the week. The women took the spices they had prepared. Then they went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled back away from it.
When they entered the tomb, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
They were wondering about this. Suddenly two men in clothes as bright as lightning stood beside them.
The women were terrified. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. Then the men said to them, "why do you look for the living among the dead?"
Jesus is not here! He has risen! Remember how He told you He would rise, it was while He was still with you in Galilee.
He said, the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful people. He must be nailed to a cross. On the third day He will rise from the dead.
Then the women remembered Jesus words.
They came back from the tomb. They told all these things to the eleven apostles and to all the others.
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them were the ones who told the apostles.
But the apostles did not believe the women. Their words didn't make only sense to them. Their words didn't make any sense to them.
But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent over and saw the strips of linen lying by themselves. Then he went wondering what had happened.
At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared. They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb, so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the master Jesus.
They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of no where it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there. The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "why are you looking for the living one in a cemetery? He is not here, but raised up. Remember how He told you when you were still back in Galilee that He had to be handed over to sinners, lost his life on a cross, and in three days rise up?" Then they remembered Jesus words.
They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the eleven and the rest. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept telling these things, to the apostles, but the apostles didn't believe a word of it.
Reference scripture used from The Life Application Bible, The NIrV Bible, and The Message Bible
The two angels in shining garment. They asked the women why they were looking in a tomb for someone who was alive. Often we run into people who are looking for God among the dead. They study the Bible as a more historical document and go to Church as if to a memorial service. But Jesus is not among the dead - He lives! He reigns in the hearts of Christians, and He is the head of the Church. Do you look for Jesus among the living? Do you expect Him to be active in the world and in the Church? Look for signs of His power - they are all around you.
People who hear about the resurrection for the first time may need time before they can comprehend this amazing story, like the disciples, they may pass through four stages of belief.
(1) At first, they may think it is a fairy tale, impossible to belief.
(2) Like Peter they may check the facts but still be puzzled about what happened.
(3) Only when they encounter Jesus personally are they able to accept the fact of the resurrection.
(4) Then as they commit themselves to Jesus and devote their lives to serving Him, they begin to understand the reality of His presence with them.
It was very early in the morning on the first day of the week. The women took the spices they had prepared. Then they went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled back away from it.
When they entered the tomb, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
They were wondering about this. Suddenly two men in clothes as bright as lightning stood beside them.
The women were terrified. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. Then the men said to them, "why do you look for the living among the dead?"
Jesus is not here! He has risen! Remember how He told you He would rise, it was while He was still with you in Galilee.
He said, the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful people. He must be nailed to a cross. On the third day He will rise from the dead.
Then the women remembered Jesus words.
They came back from the tomb. They told all these things to the eleven apostles and to all the others.
Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them were the ones who told the apostles.
But the apostles did not believe the women. Their words didn't make only sense to them. Their words didn't make any sense to them.
But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent over and saw the strips of linen lying by themselves. Then he went wondering what had happened.
At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared. They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb, so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the master Jesus.
They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of no where it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there. The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "why are you looking for the living one in a cemetery? He is not here, but raised up. Remember how He told you when you were still back in Galilee that He had to be handed over to sinners, lost his life on a cross, and in three days rise up?" Then they remembered Jesus words.
They left the tomb and broke the news of all this to the eleven and the rest. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them kept telling these things, to the apostles, but the apostles didn't believe a word of it.
Reference scripture used from The Life Application Bible, The NIrV Bible, and The Message Bible
Friday, December 2, 2016
Friday - Out of Nazareth - John 1:43-46 - 12/2/16
Verse 43 ... The day following Jesus would go forth into Gal'i-lee, & findeth Phil'ip, & said unto him, Follow me.
Verse 44 ... Now .. Phil'ip was of Beth-sa'i-da, the city of An'drew & Pe'ter.
John 12:21 ... The same came therefore to Phil'ip, which was of Beth-sa'i-da of Gal'i-lee, & desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. (Certain Greeks desire to see Jesus)
John 1:45 ... Phil'ip findeth ... Na-than'a-el, & saith unto him, We have found him, of whom ...
John 21:2 ... There were together Si'mon Peter & Thom'as called Did'y-mus, & Na-than'a-el, of Cana in Gal'i-lee, & the sons of Zeb'e-dee, & two other of his disciples.
John 1:45 ... Moses in the law, & the ...
Deuteronomy 18:18 ... I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, & will put my words in his mouth; & he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
John 1:45 ...prophets did write, ...
Isaiah 4:2 ... In that day shall the branch of the LORD be (beauty & glory) beautiful & glorious, & the fruit of the earth shall be excellent & comely (for the escaping of Israel) for them that are escaped of Is'ra-el.
John 1:45 ... Jesus ... of Naz'a-reth, the son of Jo'seph.
Luke 2:4 ... And Jo'seph also went up from Gal'i-lee, out of the city of Naz'a-reth, into Ju-de'a, unto the city of Da'vid, which is called Beth'le-hem (because he was of the house & lineage of Da'vid,)
John 1:46 ... And Na-than'a-el said unto him ... Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Phil'ip saith unto him, Come & see.
John 7:41,42,52 ... Others said, This is the Christ. But some said shall Christ come out of Gal'i-lee?
Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of Da'vid, & out of the Beth'le-hem, where Da'vid was.
They answered & said unto him, Art thou also of Gal'i-lee? Search, & look: for out of Gal'i-lee ariseth no prophet.
Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN
Verse 44 ... Now .. Phil'ip was of Beth-sa'i-da, the city of An'drew & Pe'ter.
John 12:21 ... The same came therefore to Phil'ip, which was of Beth-sa'i-da of Gal'i-lee, & desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. (Certain Greeks desire to see Jesus)
John 1:45 ... Phil'ip findeth ... Na-than'a-el, & saith unto him, We have found him, of whom ...
John 21:2 ... There were together Si'mon Peter & Thom'as called Did'y-mus, & Na-than'a-el, of Cana in Gal'i-lee, & the sons of Zeb'e-dee, & two other of his disciples.
John 1:45 ... Moses in the law, & the ...
Deuteronomy 18:18 ... I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, & will put my words in his mouth; & he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
John 1:45 ...prophets did write, ...
Isaiah 4:2 ... In that day shall the branch of the LORD be (beauty & glory) beautiful & glorious, & the fruit of the earth shall be excellent & comely (for the escaping of Israel) for them that are escaped of Is'ra-el.
John 1:45 ... Jesus ... of Naz'a-reth, the son of Jo'seph.
Luke 2:4 ... And Jo'seph also went up from Gal'i-lee, out of the city of Naz'a-reth, into Ju-de'a, unto the city of Da'vid, which is called Beth'le-hem (because he was of the house & lineage of Da'vid,)
John 1:46 ... And Na-than'a-el said unto him ... Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Phil'ip saith unto him, Come & see.
John 7:41,42,52 ... Others said, This is the Christ. But some said shall Christ come out of Gal'i-lee?
Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of Da'vid, & out of the Beth'le-hem, where Da'vid was.
They answered & said unto him, Art thou also of Gal'i-lee? Search, & look: for out of Gal'i-lee ariseth no prophet.
Scripture reference used from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, TN
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
1 of 3 - Sunday - God Promises a Saviour - Luke 1:26-30 - 12/4/16
Verse 26 ... And in the sixth month the angel Ga'bri-el was sent from God unto a city of Gal'i-lee, named Naz'a-reth.
Verse 27 ... To a virgin ... espoused to a man whose name was Jo'seph, of the house of Da'vid; & the virgin's name was Ma'ry.
Matthew 1:18 ... Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on the wise: when as his mother Ma'ry was espoused to Jo'seph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:28 ... And the angel came in unto her, & said, ... Hail, thou that art (graciously accepted, or much graced) highly favored, ... the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:29 ... And when she saw him, ... she was troubled at his saying, & cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Matthew 1:12 ... (The angel foretelleth to Zacharias the birth & office of John) And when Zach-a-ri'as saw him, he was troubled, & fear fell upon him.
Luke 1:30 ... And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Ma'ry: for thou hast found favor with God.
Scripture reference from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, Tennessee
Verse 27 ... To a virgin ... espoused to a man whose name was Jo'seph, of the house of Da'vid; & the virgin's name was Ma'ry.
Matthew 1:18 ... Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on the wise: when as his mother Ma'ry was espoused to Jo'seph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 1:28 ... And the angel came in unto her, & said, ... Hail, thou that art (graciously accepted, or much graced) highly favored, ... the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:29 ... And when she saw him, ... she was troubled at his saying, & cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Matthew 1:12 ... (The angel foretelleth to Zacharias the birth & office of John) And when Zach-a-ri'as saw him, he was troubled, & fear fell upon him.
Luke 1:30 ... And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Ma'ry: for thou hast found favor with God.
Scripture reference from The KJV Bible, SouthWestern Co., Nashville, Tennessee
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Playing Favorites ... 2/9/2014 Sunday School Lesson
Proverbs 28:20; (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Peter (Simon) . Acts 10:34 (Whosoever Will May Be Saved) . Galilee . God . Jesus Christ . Holy Ghost . Acts 10:35 (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Moses . Jehoshaphat . Judah . peace . Beersheba . Mt. Ephraim . Love . James 2:5 (The Upright Are Blessed & Prospered) . Deuteronomy 1 . wise men . hear small & great . Deuteronomy 1:9-18 (Exodus 18:13-26) . Jerusalem . take heed . II Chronicles 19 . Psalm/Tehillim 82 . walketh uprightly - saved . perverse - shall fall . Proverbs/Mishle 28 (wicked & righteousi - work & slack - poor & wealthy) . every nation . children of Israel . God anointed Jesus of Nazareth - Holy Ghost . healing . God - raised - Jesus/Yeshua - 3rd day . Jesus/Yeshua - Judge of dead . Love - commandment - fulfilling law . salvation nearer . cast off darkness . armour of light . walk honestly . Sunday School Lesson
The Sunday School Lesson is shared from James 2:1-13 (Background Scripture:James 2:14-26; Devotional Reading: Luke 7:1-10).
Peter (rock, stone), apostle called, sent forth, confessed Jesus/Yeshua to be the Christ, thrice denied Christ, repented, preaches to the Jews, rebuked by apostle Paul, comforts the Church & exhorts to holy living, rebukes Ananias & Sapphirca.
Galilee (ciriuit, district), Christ's work there, also called Sea of Chinnereth - Tiberias - Gennesaret
Jesus Christ (Yeshua) ... Saviour, only way to receive Salvation - Eternal Life (John 3:16)
Holy Ghost (Spirit), Eternal, The Comforter, Teacher, Commissions HIS servants, Sanctifying the Church, God the Father - The SON - The Holy Ghost
Moses (saved from water), an Egyptian name, meets God in Mount Sinai, delivers the law to the people, intercedes for the people, intercedes with Pharaoh for Israel
Jehoshaphat (Jehovah judges), king of Judah
Judah (praise), tribe of blessed by Moses, descendant:s (Genesis/Bereshith 38; 46:12; Numbers 1:26; 26:19; I Chronicles 2-4), Israelites first called Judah
Beer-sheba (well of oath), city & three great wells, with Christian ruins, now called Bir-es-seba. (Abraham dwelt there - Hagar relieved there - Jacob comforted there - Elijah flees to)
Mt Ephraim (double fruitfulness, city 8 miles from Jerusalem, prophecies concerning
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Jerusalem (habitation of peace), Mount Zion applied to the western hill - eastern hill called Mount Moriah
James 2:1-5:6 (Sins, Social, & Spiritual) ... James 2:1-7 (Partiality to the rich) ... James 2:8-13 (The royal law)
James 2:1-4 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden
(James 2; 1:2,19; 2:14; 3:1; 5:1 ... Reference Scriptures in Sunday School Book)
Verses 5-9
Verse 5 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Alleviations of Their Lot
Verses 6,7 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Liable to Oppression
Verse 8 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Love to Man ... (Leviticus 19:18)
Verse 9 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden
Verses 10-13
Verses 10,11 ... Man Redeemed; Justification; And Faith
James 2:11 (Exodus 20:13-14; Deuteronomy 5:17-18)
Verse 12 ... Man Redeemed; Blessedness of The New Life; Christian Liberty
Verse 13 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Mercifulness
Monday - February 3, 2014 - Judging Rightly & Impartially - Deuteronomy 1:9-18
The First Attempt - Horeb to Hormah (Deuteronomy 1:6-46) ... Historical Prologue To The Covenant (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:29) ... Horeb (desert) Moses & Elijah ... Hormah (devoted place) between Gaza & Beer-sheba
Tuesday - February 4, 2014 - Judging on the Lord's Behalf - II Chronicles 19:1-7
The reign of Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 17:1-21:1) ... The Divided Kingdom - The Story of Judah (10:1-36:23)
Wednesday - February 5, 2014 - Giving Justice to the Weak - Psalm/Tehillim 82
Didactic (instruct/teach) Psalm. The impeachment - verdict - A prayer
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Thursday - February 6, 2014 - Showing Partiality Is Not Good - Proverbs/Mishle 28:18-22
Hezekiah's Edition of Solomon's Proverbs (Proverbs 25:1-29:27)
Friday - February 7, 2014 - God Shows No Partiality - Acts 10:34-43
Peter's message to Gentiles ... Gentiles Enter the Kingdom (Acts 10:1-11:18)
Saturday - February 8, 2014 - Put On the Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 13:8-14
Motives for Christian behavioure ... The Gospel in Action (Romans 12:1-15:13)
Sunday - February 9, 2014 - Faith & Favoritism - James 2:1-13
References used/taken from: KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Edition Bible, KJV Special Arrangement New Testament, & Zondervan Bible Commentary
The Sunday School Lesson is shared from James 2:1-13 (Background Scripture:James 2:14-26; Devotional Reading: Luke 7:1-10).
Peter (rock, stone), apostle called, sent forth, confessed Jesus/Yeshua to be the Christ, thrice denied Christ, repented, preaches to the Jews, rebuked by apostle Paul, comforts the Church & exhorts to holy living, rebukes Ananias & Sapphirca.
Galilee (ciriuit, district), Christ's work there, also called Sea of Chinnereth - Tiberias - Gennesaret
Jesus Christ (Yeshua) ... Saviour, only way to receive Salvation - Eternal Life (John 3:16)
Holy Ghost (Spirit), Eternal, The Comforter, Teacher, Commissions HIS servants, Sanctifying the Church, God the Father - The SON - The Holy Ghost
Moses (saved from water), an Egyptian name, meets God in Mount Sinai, delivers the law to the people, intercedes for the people, intercedes with Pharaoh for Israel
Jehoshaphat (Jehovah judges), king of Judah
Judah (praise), tribe of blessed by Moses, descendant:s (Genesis/Bereshith 38; 46:12; Numbers 1:26; 26:19; I Chronicles 2-4), Israelites first called Judah
Beer-sheba (well of oath), city & three great wells, with Christian ruins, now called Bir-es-seba. (Abraham dwelt there - Hagar relieved there - Jacob comforted there - Elijah flees to)
Mt Ephraim (double fruitfulness, city 8 miles from Jerusalem, prophecies concerning
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Jerusalem (habitation of peace), Mount Zion applied to the western hill - eastern hill called Mount Moriah
James 2:1-5:6 (Sins, Social, & Spiritual) ... James 2:1-7 (Partiality to the rich) ... James 2:8-13 (The royal law)
James 2:1-4 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden
(James 2; 1:2,19; 2:14; 3:1; 5:1 ... Reference Scriptures in Sunday School Book)
Verses 5-9
Verse 5 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Alleviations of Their Lot
Verses 6,7 ... Civil & Social Life; Social Relations & Duties; Poverty, Liable to Oppression
Verse 8 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Love to Man ... (Leviticus 19:18)
Verse 9 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Christian Fellowship, Partially Forbidden
Verses 10-13
Verses 10,11 ... Man Redeemed; Justification; And Faith
James 2:11 (Exodus 20:13-14; Deuteronomy 5:17-18)
Verse 12 ... Man Redeemed; Blessedness of The New Life; Christian Liberty
Verse 13 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; Mercifulness
Monday - February 3, 2014 - Judging Rightly & Impartially - Deuteronomy 1:9-18
The First Attempt - Horeb to Hormah (Deuteronomy 1:6-46) ... Historical Prologue To The Covenant (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:29) ... Horeb (desert) Moses & Elijah ... Hormah (devoted place) between Gaza & Beer-sheba
Tuesday - February 4, 2014 - Judging on the Lord's Behalf - II Chronicles 19:1-7
The reign of Jehoshaphat (II Chronicles 17:1-21:1) ... The Divided Kingdom - The Story of Judah (10:1-36:23)
Wednesday - February 5, 2014 - Giving Justice to the Weak - Psalm/Tehillim 82
Didactic (instruct/teach) Psalm. The impeachment - verdict - A prayer
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Thursday - February 6, 2014 - Showing Partiality Is Not Good - Proverbs/Mishle 28:18-22
Hezekiah's Edition of Solomon's Proverbs (Proverbs 25:1-29:27)
Friday - February 7, 2014 - God Shows No Partiality - Acts 10:34-43
Peter's message to Gentiles ... Gentiles Enter the Kingdom (Acts 10:1-11:18)
Saturday - February 8, 2014 - Put On the Lord Jesus Christ - Romans 13:8-14
Motives for Christian behavioure ... The Gospel in Action (Romans 12:1-15:13)
Sunday - February 9, 2014 - Faith & Favoritism - James 2:1-13
References used/taken from: KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Edition Bible, KJV Special Arrangement New Testament, & Zondervan Bible Commentary
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