John:7-11
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee :
for he would not walk in Jewry ,
because the Jews sought to kill him .
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Now the Jews '
feast of tabernacles was at hand .
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His brethren therefore said unto him ,
Depart hence ,
and go into Judaea ,
that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest .
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For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret ,
and he himself seeketh to be known openly .
If thou do these things ,
shew thyself to the world .
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For neither did his brethren believe in him .
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Then Jesus said unto them ,
My time is not yet come :
but your time is alway ready .
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The world cannot hate you ;
but me it hateth ,
because I testify of it ,
that the works thereof are evil .
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Go ye up unto this feast :
I go not up yet unto this feast ;
for my time is not yet full come .
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When he had said these words unto them ,
he abode still in Galilee .
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But when his brethren were gone up ,
then went he also up unto the feast ,
not openly ,
but as it were in secret .
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Then the Jews sought him at the feast ,
and said ,
Where is he ?
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And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him :
for some said ,
He is a good man :
others said ,
Nay ;
but he deceiveth the people .
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Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews .
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Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple ,
and taught .
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And the Jews marvelled ,
saying ,
How knoweth this man letters ,
having never learned ?
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Jesus answered them ,
and said ,
My doctrine is not mine ,
but his that sent me .
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If any man will do his will ,
he shall know of the doctrine ,
whether it be of God ,
or whether I speak of myself .
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He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory :
but he that seeketh his glory that sent him ,
the same is true ,
and no unrighteousness is in him .
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Did not Moses give you the law ,
and yet none of you keepeth the law ?
Why go ye about to kill me ?
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The people answered and said ,
Thou hast a devil :
who goeth about to kill thee ?
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Jesus answered and said unto them ,
I have done one work ,
and ye all marvel .
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Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision ; (
not because it is of Moses ,
but of the fathers ;)
and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man .
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If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision ,
that the law of Moses should not be broken ;
are ye angry at me ,
because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day ?
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Judge not according to the appearance ,
but judge righteous judgment .
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Then said some of them of Jerusalem ,
Is not this he ,
whom they seek to kill ?
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But ,
lo ,
he speaketh boldly ,
and they say nothing unto him .
Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ ?
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Howbeit we know this man whence he is :
but when Christ cometh ,
no man knoweth whence he is .
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Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught ,
saying ,
Ye both know me ,
and ye know whence I am :
and I am not come of myself ,
but he that sent me is true ,
whom ye know not .
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But I know him :
for I am from him ,
and he hath sent me .
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Then they sought to take him :
but no man laid hands on him ,
because his hour was not yet come .
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And many of the people believed on him ,
and said ,
When Christ cometh ,
will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done ?
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The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him ;
and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him .
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Then said Jesus unto them ,
Yet a little while am I with you ,
and then I go unto him that sent me .
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Ye shall seek me ,
and shall not find me :
and where I am ,
thither ye cannot come .
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Then said the Jews among themselves ,
Whither will he go ,
that we shall not find him ?
will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles ,
and teach the Gentiles ?
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What manner of saying is this that he said ,
Ye shall seek me ,
and shall not find me :
and where I am ,
thither ye cannot come ?
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In the last day ,
that great day of the feast ,
Jesus stood and cried ,
saying ,
If any man thirst ,
let him come unto me ,
and drink .
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He that believeth on me ,
as the scripture hath said ,
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water .
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But this spake he of the Spirit ,
which they that believe on him should receive :
for the Holy Ghost was not yet given ;
because that Jesus was not yet glorified .)
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Many of the people therefore ,
when they heard this saying ,
said ,
Of a truth this is the Prophet .
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Others said ,
This is the Christ .
But some said ,
Shall Christ come out of Galilee ?
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Hath not the scripture said ,
That Christ cometh of the seed of David ,
and out of the town of Bethlehem ,
where David was ?
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So there was a division among the people because of him .
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And some of them would have taken him ;
but no man laid hands on him .
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Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees ;
and they said unto them ,
Why have ye not brought him ?
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The officers answered ,
Never man spake like this man .
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Then answered them the Pharisees ,
Are ye also deceived ?
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Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him ?
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But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed .
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Nicodemus saith unto them , (
he that came to Jesus by night ,
being one of them ,)
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Doth our law judge any man ,
before it hear him ,
and know what he doeth ?
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They answered and said unto him ,
Art thou also of Galilee ?
Search ,
and look :
for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet .
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And every man went unto his own house .
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Jesus went unto the mount of Olives .
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And early in the morning he came again into the temple ,
and all the people came unto him ;
and he sat down ,
and taught them .
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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery ;
and when they had set her in the midst ,
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They say unto him ,
Master ,
this woman was taken in adultery ,
in the very act .
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Now Moses in the law commanded us ,
that such should be stoned :
but what sayest thou ?
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This they said ,
tempting him ,
that they might have to accuse him .
But Jesus stooped down ,
and with his finger wrote on the ground ,
as though he heard them not .
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So when they continued asking him ,
he lifted up himself ,
and said unto them ,
He that is without sin among you ,
let him first cast a stone at her .
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And again he stooped down ,
and wrote on the ground .
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And they which heard it ,
being convicted by their own conscience ,
went out one by one ,
beginning at the eldest ,
even unto the last :
and Jesus was left alone ,
and the woman standing in the midst .
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When Jesus had lifted up himself ,
and saw none but the woman ,
he said unto her ,
Woman ,
where are those thine accusers ?
hath no man condemned thee ?
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She said ,
No man ,
Lord .
And Jesus said unto her ,
Neither do I condemn thee :
go ,
and sin no more .
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Then spake Jesus again unto them ,
saying ,
I am the light of the world :
he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness ,
but shall have the light of life .
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The Pharisees therefore said unto him ,
Thou bearest record of thyself ;
thy record is not true .
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Jesus answered and said unto them ,
Though I bear record of myself ,
yet my record is true :
for I know whence I came ,
and whither I go ;
but ye cannot tell whence I come ,
and whither I go .
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Ye judge after the flesh ;
I judge no man .
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And yet if I judge ,
my judgment is true :
for I am not alone ,
but I and the Father that sent me .
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It is also written in your law ,
that the testimony of two men is true .
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I am one that bear witness of myself ,
and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me .
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Then said they unto him ,
Where is thy Father ?
Jesus answered ,
Ye neither know me ,
nor my Father :
if ye had known me ,
ye should have known my Father also .
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These words spake Jesus in the treasury ,
as he taught in the temple :
and no man laid hands on him ;
for his hour was not yet come .
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Then said Jesus again unto them ,
I go my way ,
and ye shall seek me ,
and shall die in your sins :
whither I go ,
ye cannot come .
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Then said the Jews ,
Will he kill himself ?
because he saith ,
Whither I go ,
ye cannot come .
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And he said unto them ,
Ye are from beneath ;
I am from above :
ye are of this world ;
I am not of this world .
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I said therefore unto you ,
that ye shall die in your sins :
for if ye believe not that I am he ,
ye shall die in your sins .
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Then said they unto him ,
Who art thou ?
And Jesus saith unto them ,
Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning .
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I have many things to say and to judge of you :
but he that sent me is true ;
and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him .
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They understood not that he spake to them of the Father .
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Then said Jesus unto them ,
When ye have lifted up the Son of man ,
then shall ye know that I am he ,
and that I do nothing of myself ;
but as my Father hath taught me ,
I speak these things .
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And he that sent me is with me :
the Father hath not left me alone ;
for I do always those things that please him .
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As he spake these words ,
many believed on him .
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Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him ,
If ye continue in my word ,
then are ye my disciples indeed ;
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And ye shall know the truth ,
and the truth shall make you free .
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They answered him ,
We be Abraham '
s seed ,
and were never in bondage to any man :
how sayest thou ,
Ye shall be made free ?
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Jesus answered them ,
Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin .
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And the servant abideth not in the house for ever :
but the Son abideth ever .
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If the Son therefore shall make you free ,
ye shall be free indeed .
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I know that ye are Abraham '
s seed ;
but ye seek to kill me ,
because my word hath no place in you .
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I speak that which I have seen with my Father :
and ye do that which ye have seen with your father .
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They answered and said unto him ,
Abraham is our father .
Jesus saith unto them ,
If ye were Abraham '
s children ,
ye would do the works of Abraham .
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But now ye seek to kill me ,
a man that hath told you the truth ,
which I have heard of God :
this did not Abraham .
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Ye do the deeds of your father .
Then said they to him ,
We be not born of fornication ;
we have one Father ,
even God .
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Jesus said unto them ,
If God were your Father ,
ye would love me :
for I proceeded forth and came from God ;
neither came I of myself ,
but he sent me .
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Why do ye not understand my speech ?
even because ye cannot hear my word .
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Ye are of your father the devil ,
and the lusts of your father ye will do .
He was a murderer from the beginning ,
and abode not in the truth ,
because there is no truth in him .
When he speaketh a lie ,
he speaketh of his own :
for he is a liar ,
and the father of it .
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And because I tell you the truth ,
ye believe me not .
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Which of you convinceth me of sin ?
And if I say the truth ,
why do ye not believe me ?
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He that is of God heareth God '
s words :
ye therefore hear them not ,
because ye are not of God .
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Then answered the Jews ,
and said unto him ,
Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan ,
and hast a devil ?
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Jesus answered ,
I have not a devil ;
but I honour my Father ,
and ye do dishonour me .
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And I seek not mine own glory :
there is one that seeketh and judgeth .
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Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
If a man keep my saying ,
he shall never see death .
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Then said the Jews unto him ,
Now we know that thou hast a devil .
Abraham is dead ,
and the prophets ;
and thou sayest ,
If a man keep my saying ,
he shall never taste of death .
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Art thou greater than our father Abraham ,
which is dead ?
and the prophets are dead :
whom makest thou thyself ?
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Jesus answered ,
If I honour myself ,
my honour is nothing :
it is my Father that honoureth me ;
of whom ye say ,
that he is your God :
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Yet ye have not known him ;
but I know him :
and if I should say ,
I know him not ,
I shall be a liar like unto you :
but I know him ,
and keep his saying .
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Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day :
and he saw it ,
and was glad .
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Then said the Jews unto him ,
Thou art not yet fifty years old ,
and hast thou seen Abraham ?
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Jesus said unto them ,
Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
Before Abraham was ,
I am .
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Then took they up stones to cast at him :
but Jesus hid himself ,
and went out of the temple ,
going through the midst of them ,
and so passed by .
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And as Jesus passed by ,
he saw a man which was blind from his birth .
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And his disciples asked him ,
saying ,
Master ,
who did sin ,
this man ,
or his parents ,
that he was born blind ?
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Jesus answered ,
Neither hath this man sinned ,
nor his parents :
but that the works of God should be made manifest in him .
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I must work the works of him that sent me ,
while it is day :
the night cometh ,
when no man can work .
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As long as I am in the world ,
I am the light of the world .
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When he had thus spoken ,
he spat on the ground ,
and made clay of the spittle ,
and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay ,
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And said unto him ,
Go ,
wash in the pool of Siloam , (
which is by interpretation ,
Sent .)
He went his way therefore ,
and washed ,
and came seeing .
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The neighbours therefore ,
and they which before had seen him that he was blind ,
said ,
Is not this he that sat and begged ?
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Some said ,
This is he :
others said ,
He is like him :
but he said ,
I am he .
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Therefore said they unto him ,
How were thine eyes opened ?
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He answered and said ,
A man that is called Jesus made clay ,
and anointed mine eyes ,
and said unto me ,
Go to the pool of Siloam ,
and wash :
and I went and washed ,
and I received sight .
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Then said they unto him ,
Where is he ?
He said ,
I know not .
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They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind .
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And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay ,
and opened his eyes .
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Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight .
He said unto them ,
He put clay upon mine eyes ,
and I washed ,
and do see .
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Therefore said some of the Pharisees ,
This man is not of God ,
because he keepeth not the sabbath day .
Others said ,
How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles ?
And there was a division among them .
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They say unto the blind man again ,
What sayest thou of him ,
that he hath opened thine eyes ?
He said ,
He is a prophet .
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But the Jews did not believe concerning him ,
that he had been blind ,
and received his sight ,
until they called the parents of him that had received his sight .
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And they asked them ,
saying ,
Is this your son ,
who ye say was born blind ?
how then doth he now see ?
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His parents answered them and said ,
We know that this is our son ,
and that he was born blind :
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But by what means he now seeth ,
we know not ;
or who hath opened his eyes ,
we know not :
he is of age ;
ask him :
he shall speak for himself .
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These words spake his parents ,
because they feared the Jews :
for the Jews had agreed already ,
that if any man did confess that he was Christ ,
he should be put out of the synagogue .
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Therefore said his parents ,
He is of age ;
ask him .
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Then again called they the man that was blind ,
and said unto him ,
Give God the praise :
we know that this man is a sinner .
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He answered and said ,
Whether he be a sinner or no ,
I know not :
one thing I know ,
that ,
whereas I was blind ,
now I see .
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Then said they to him again ,
What did he to thee ?
how opened he thine eyes ?
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He answered them ,
I have told you already ,
and ye did not hear :
wherefore would ye hear it again ?
will ye also be his disciples ?
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Then they reviled him ,
and said ,
Thou art his disciple ;
but we are Moses '
disciples .
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We know that God spake unto Moses :
as for this fellow ,
we know not from whence he is .
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The man answered and said unto them ,
Why herein is a marvellous thing ,
that ye know not from whence he is ,
and yet he hath opened mine eyes .
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Now we know that God heareth not sinners :
but if any man be a worshipper of God ,
and doeth his will ,
him he heareth .
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Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind .
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If this man were not of God ,
he could do nothing .
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They answered and said unto him ,
Thou wast altogether born in sins ,
and dost thou teach us ?
And they cast him out .
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Jesus heard that they had cast him out ;
and when he had found him ,
he said unto him ,
Dost thou believe on the Son of God ?
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He answered and said ,
Who is he ,
Lord ,
that I might believe on him ?
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And Jesus said unto him ,
Thou hast both seen him ,
and it is he that talketh with thee .
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And he said ,
Lord ,
I believe .
And he worshipped him .
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And Jesus said ,
For judgment I am come into this world ,
that they which see not might see ;
and that they which see might be made blind .
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And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words ,
and said unto him ,
Are we blind also ?
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Jesus said unto them ,
If ye were blind ,
ye should have no sin :
but now ye say ,
We see ;
therefore your sin remaineth .
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Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold ,
but climbeth up some other way ,
the same is a thief and a robber .
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But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep .
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To him the porter openeth ;
and the sheep hear his voice :
and he calleth his own sheep by name ,
and leadeth them out .
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And when he putteth forth his own sheep ,
he goeth before them ,
and the sheep follow him :
for they know his voice .
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And a stranger will they not follow ,
but will flee from him :
for they know not the voice of strangers .
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This parable spake Jesus unto them :
but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them .
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Then said Jesus unto them again ,
Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
I am the door of the sheep .
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All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers :
but the sheep did not hear them .
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I am the door :
by me if any man enter in ,
he shall be saved ,
and shall go in and out ,
and find pasture .
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The thief cometh not ,
but for to steal ,
and to kill ,
and to destroy :
I am come that they might have life ,
and that they might have it more abundantly .
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I am the good shepherd :
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep .
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But he that is an hireling ,
and not the shepherd ,
whose own the sheep are not ,
seeth the wolf coming ,
and leaveth the sheep ,
and fleeth :
and the wolf catcheth them ,
and scattereth the sheep .
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The hireling fleeth ,
because he is an hireling ,
and careth not for the sheep .
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I am the good shepherd ,
and know my sheep ,
and am known of mine .
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As the Father knoweth me ,
even so know I the Father :
and I lay down my life for the sheep .
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And other sheep I have ,
which are not of this fold :
them also I must bring ,
and they shall hear my voice ;
and there shall be one fold ,
and one shepherd .
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Therefore doth my Father love me ,
because I lay down my life ,
that I might take it again .
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No man taketh it from me ,
but I lay it down of myself .
I have power to lay it down ,
and I have power to take it again .
This commandment have I received of my Father .
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There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings .
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And many of them said ,
He hath a devil ,
and is mad ;
why hear ye him ?
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Others said ,
These are not the words of him that hath a devil .
Can a devil open the eyes of the blind ?
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And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication ,
and it was winter .
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And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon '
s porch .
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Then came the Jews round about him ,
and said unto him ,
How long dost thou make us to doubt ?
If thou be the Christ ,
tell us plainly .
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Jesus answered them ,
I told you ,
and ye believed not :
the works that I do in my Father '
s name ,
they bear witness of me .
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But ye believe not ,
because ye are not of my sheep ,
as I said unto you .
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My sheep hear my voice ,
and I know them ,
and they follow me :
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And I give unto them eternal life ;
and they shall never perish ,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand .
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My Father ,
which gave them me ,
is greater than all ;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father '
s hand .
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I and my Father are one .
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Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him .
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Jesus answered them ,
Many good works have I shewed you from my Father ;
for which of those works do ye stone me ?
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The Jews answered him ,
saying ,
For a good work we stone thee not ;
but for blasphemy ;
and because that thou ,
being a man ,
makest thyself God .
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Jesus answered them ,
Is it not written in your law ,
I said ,
Ye are gods ?
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If he called them gods ,
unto whom the word of God came ,
and the scripture cannot be broken ;
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Say ye of him ,
whom the Father hath sanctified ,
and sent into the world ,
Thou blasphemest ;
because I said ,
I am the Son of God ?
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If I do not the works of my Father ,
believe me not .
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But if I do ,
though ye believe not me ,
believe the works :
that ye may know ,
and believe ,
that the Father is in me ,
and I in him .
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Therefore they sought again to take him :
but he escaped out of their hand ,
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And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized ;
and there he abode .
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And many resorted unto him ,
and said ,
John did no miracle :
but all things that John spake of this man were true .
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And many believed on him there .
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Now a certain man was sick ,
named Lazarus ,
of Bethany ,
the town of Mary and her sister Martha .
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It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment ,
and wiped his feet with her hair ,
whose brother Lazarus was sick .)
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Therefore his sisters sent unto him ,
saying ,
Lord ,
behold ,
he whom thou lovest is sick .
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When Jesus heard that ,
he said ,
This sickness is not unto death ,
but for the glory of God ,
that the Son of God might be glorified thereby .
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Now Jesus loved Martha ,
and her sister ,
and Lazarus .
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When he had heard therefore that he was sick ,
he abode two days still in the same place where he was .
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Then after that saith he to his disciples ,
Let us go into Judaea again .
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His disciples say unto him ,
Master ,
the Jews of late sought to stone thee ;
and goest thou thither again ?
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Jesus answered ,
Are there not twelve hours in the day ?
If any man walk in the day ,
he stumbleth not ,
because he seeth the light of this world .
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But if a man walk in the night ,
he stumbleth ,
because there is no light in him .
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These things said he :
and after that he saith unto them ,
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ;
but I go ,
that I may awake him out of sleep .
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Then said his disciples ,
Lord ,
if he sleep ,
he shall do well .
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Howbeit Jesus spake of his death :
but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep .
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Then said Jesus unto them plainly ,
Lazarus is dead .
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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there ,
to the intent ye may believe ;
nevertheless let us go unto him .
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Then said Thomas ,
which is called Didymus ,
unto his fellow disciples ,
Let us also go ,
that we may die with him .
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Then when Jesus came ,
he found that he had lain in the grave four days already .
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Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem ,
about fifteen furlongs off :
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And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary ,
to comfort them concerning their brother .
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Then Martha ,
as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming ,
went and met him :
but Mary sat still in the house .
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Then said Martha unto Jesus ,
Lord ,
if thou hadst been here ,
my brother had not died .
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But I know ,
that even now ,
whatsoever thou wilt ask of God ,
God will give it thee .
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Jesus saith unto her ,
Thy brother shall rise again .
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Martha saith unto him ,
I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day .
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Jesus said unto her ,
I am the resurrection ,
and the life :
he that believeth in me ,
though he were dead ,
yet shall he live :
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And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die .
Believest thou this ?
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She saith unto him ,
Yea ,
Lord :
I believe that thou art the Christ ,
the Son of God ,
which should come into the world .
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And when she had so said ,
she went her way ,
and called Mary her sister secretly ,
saying ,
The Master is come ,
and calleth for thee .
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As soon as she heard that ,
she arose quickly ,
and came unto him .
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Now Jesus was not yet come into the town ,
but was in that place where Martha met him .
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The Jews then which were with her in the house ,
and comforted her ,
when they saw Mary ,
that she rose up hastily and went out ,
followed her ,
saying ,
She goeth unto the grave to weep there .
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Then when Mary was come where Jesus was ,
and saw him ,
she fell down at his feet ,
saying unto him ,
Lord ,
if thou hadst been here ,
my brother had not died .
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When Jesus therefore saw her weeping ,
and the Jews also weeping which came with her ,
he groaned in the spirit ,
and was troubled ,
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And said ,
Where have ye laid him ?
They said unto him ,
Lord ,
come and see .
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Jesus wept .
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Then said the Jews ,
Behold how he loved him !
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And some of them said ,
Could not this man ,
which opened the eyes of the blind ,
have caused that even this man should not have died ?
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Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave .
It was a cave ,
and a stone lay upon it .
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Jesus said ,
Take ye away the stone .
Martha ,
the sister of him that was dead ,
saith unto him ,
Lord ,
by this time he stinketh :
for he hath been dead four days .
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Jesus saith unto her ,
Said I not unto thee ,
that ,
if thou wouldest believe ,
thou shouldest see the glory of God ?
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Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid .
And Jesus lifted up his eyes ,
and said ,
Father ,
I thank thee that thou hast heard me .
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And I knew that thou hearest me always :
but because of the people which stand by I said it ,
that they may believe that thou hast sent me .
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And when he thus had spoken ,
he cried with a loud voice ,
Lazarus ,
come forth .
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And he that was dead came forth ,
bound hand and foot with graveclothes :
and his face was bound about with a napkin .
Jesus saith unto them ,
Loose him ,
and let him go .
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Then many of the Jews which came to Mary ,
and had seen the things which Jesus did ,
believed on him .
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But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees ,
and told them what things Jesus had done .
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Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council ,
and said ,
What do we ?
for this man doeth many miracles .
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If we let him thus alone ,
all men will believe on him :
and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation .
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And one of them ,
named Caiaphas ,
being the high priest that same year ,
said unto them ,
Ye know nothing at all ,
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Nor consider that it is expedient for us ,
that one man should die for the people ,
and that the whole nation perish not .
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And this spake he not of himself :
but being high priest that year ,
he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation ;
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And not for that nation only ,
but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad .
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Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death .
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Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews ;
but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness ,
into a city called Ephraim ,
and there continued with his disciples .
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And the Jews '
passover was nigh at hand :
and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover ,
to purify themselves .
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Then sought they for Jesus ,
and spake among themselves ,
as they stood in the temple ,
What think ye ,
that he will not come to the feast ?
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Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment ,
that ,
if any man knew where he were ,
he should shew it ,
that they might take him .
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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany ,
where Lazarus was which had been dead ,
whom he raised from the dead .
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