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This concept is deeply rooted in the teachings of the Bible, where believers are encouraged to support one another as a reflection of God's love and provision.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Mutual Support Among Believers:</b> <br> The early church exemplified the principle of supporting one another. In <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a> , it is recorded, "All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need." This passage highlights the communal support and generosity that characterized the early Christian community.<br><br>2. <b>Bearing One Another's Burdens:</b> <br> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Galatians 6:2</a> instructs believers to "Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." This verse emphasizes the importance of empathy and active assistance, encouraging Christians to help each other through life's challenges.<br><br>3. <b>Financial Support and Generosity:</b> <br> The Bible frequently addresses the importance of financial support and generosity. In <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a> , Paul writes, "Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." This passage underscores the attitude with which believers should support others financially, highlighting the value of willing and joyful giving.<br><br>4. <b>Support Through Encouragement:</b> <br> Encouragement is another vital form of support. <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a> states, "And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching." This passage calls believers to support each other through fellowship and encouragement, fostering spiritual growth and perseverance.<br><br>5. <b>Support for Leaders and Ministers:</b> <br> The Bible also addresses the need to support those in leadership and ministry roles. In <a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">1 Timothy 5:17-18</a> , Paul advises, "Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, 'Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,' and, 'The worker is worthy of his wages.'" This instruction highlights the responsibility of the church to provide for its leaders.<br><br>6. <b>Support for the Needy and Vulnerable:</b> <br> Scripture consistently calls for the support of the needy and vulnerable. <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> declares, "Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." This verse emphasizes the importance of caring for those who are most in need, reflecting God's compassion and justice.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b> <br>Supporting others is a tangible expression of Christian love and obedience to God's commandments. It reflects the character of Christ, who came not to be served but to serve (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). By supporting one another, believers demonstrate the unity and love that Jesus prayed for in <a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21</a> , "that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you."<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b> <br>Christians are called to actively seek opportunities to support others in various aspects of life. This includes providing for physical needs, offering emotional and spiritual encouragement, and contributing to the financial needs of the church and community. By doing so, believers fulfill the law of Christ and bear witness to the transformative power of the Gospel.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Support.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5007.htm"><span class="l">5007. talanton -- a balance, hence that which is weighed, ie a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of tlao (to bear; equivalent<br> to phero); a balance (as <b>supporting</b> weights), ie (by implication) a certain <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5007.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5256.htm"><span class="l">5256. hupereteo -- to serve as a rower, to minister to, serve</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a on a ship). In classical Greek, 5256 ("serving, <b>supporting</b>") is always<br> metaphorical for "" (). See 5257 (). Word Origin from huperetes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5256.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/996.htm"><span class="l">996. boetheia -- help</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 996 () is also used of the help provided by ropes (tackle, etc.).]. Word Origin<br> from boetheo Definition help NASB Word Usage help (1), <b>supporting</b> cables (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/996.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4745.htm"><span class="l">4745. stoa -- a portico</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4745 -- a , <b>supporting</b> a covered-colonnade (like in the Temple precinct); a portico,<br> usually open on one side so people could congregate and talk. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4745.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5583.htm"><span class="l">5583. sead -- to support, sustain</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5582, 5583. sead. 5584 . to support, sustain. Transliteration: sead Phonetic<br> Spelling: (seh-ad') Short Definition: <b>supporting</b>. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5583.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/547.htm"><span class="l">547. omnah -- pillar</span></a><br><b>...</b> of aman, qv. pillar Feminine active participle of 'omen (in the original sense of<br> <b>supporting</b>); a column -- pillar. see HEBREW 'omen. 546, 547. omnah. 548 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/547.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2947.htm"><span class="l">2947. tephach -- a span, handbreadth, coping</span></a><br><b>...</b> From taphach; a spread of the hand, ie A palm- breadth (not "span" of the fingers);<br> architecturally, a corbel (as a <b>supporting</b> palm) -- coping, hand-breadth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2947.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm"><span class="l">5826. azar -- to help, succor</span></a><br><b>...</b> Usage ally (1), furthered (1), granted (1), help (38), helped (19), helper (6),<br> helpers (2), helping (1), helps (8), protect (1), restrains (1), <b>supporting</b> (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5826.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bente/american_lutheranism/peculiarities_of_tennessee_synod.htm"><span class="l">Peculiarities of Tennessee Synod.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Fifth Article of the Tennessee Constitution provides: "Neither shall they<br> have any particular treasury for the purpose of <b>supporting</b> . . . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bente/american lutheranism/peculiarities of tennessee synod.htm</font><p><a href="/library/deane/pseudepigrapha/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for the language of the treatise, the date and place of its composition, alike forbid<br> any notion of fraud), but with the view of <b>supporting</b> his opinions by the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/deane/pseudepigrapha/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/two_epistles_concerning_virginity/introductory_notice_to_two_epistles.htm"><span class="l">Introductory Notice to Two Epistles Concerning virginity</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Supporting</b>, as they do, the ascetic tendency prevalent in the Western Church at<br> and after the date when they are first noticed by Christian writers, they would <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../two epistles concerning virginity/introductory notice to two epistles.htm</font><p><a href="/library/greene/the_development_of_religious_liberty_in_connecticut/chapter_xiii_certificate_laws_and.htm"><span class="l">Certificate Laws and Western Land Bills</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "An Address to the Baptists, Quakers, Rogerines, and all other denominations of<br> Christians in Connecticut, freed by law from <b>supporting</b> what has been called <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xiii certificate laws and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_xlii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm XLII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> but the one who took the lead in bearing the burden of their heads, when tired,<br> returns to the rear, and rests himself after his fatigue by <b>supporting</b> his head <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xlii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hayward/the_book_of_religions/moravians_or_united_brethren.htm"><span class="l">Moravians, or United Brethren.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from motives of piety and a desire to prepare themselves to become missionaries<br> among the heathen, and where, moreover, the difficulties of <b>supporting</b> a family <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hayward/the book of religions/moravians or united brethren.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/letter_vii_a_d_389.htm"><span class="l">Letter vii. (AD 389. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to which the things that we learn are not introduced to our minds as new, but brought<br> back to memory by a process of recollection; <b>supporting</b> their objection <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter vii a d 389.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_duties_of_piety.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Duties of Piety Towards One's Parents Should be <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now in accordance with those observances they are hindered from <b>supporting</b> their<br> parents, both on the score of poverty, since they have nothing of their own <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the duties of piety.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mede/a_key_to_the_apocalypse/of_the_metropolis_of_christian.htm"><span class="l">Of the Metropolis of Christian Apostasy, the Mystic Babylon.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> out of those ten horns, or kings, there will be some, who at length will hate the<br> harlot, whom they have so long servilely assisted in <b>supporting</b>, (which, we <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/of the metropolis of christian.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hayward/the_book_of_religions/shakers_or_the_united_society.htm"><span class="l">Shakers, or the United Society of Believers.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We must either put off the old man, Adam, and his works, which are well known to<br> be multiplying and <b>supporting</b> of an earthly kingdom, which is the kingdom of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hayward/the book of religions/shakers or the united society.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/supporting.htm"><span class="l"><b>Supporting</b> (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> n.) of Support. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Supporting</b> (31 Occurrences). Acts 27:17<br> After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/supporting.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/supported.htm"><span class="l">Supported (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 16:21 Then there was a division among the people of Israel; half the people<br> were for making Tibni, son of Ginath, king, and half were <b>supporting</b> Omri. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/supported.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foundation.htm"><span class="l">Foundation (82 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and<br> by which it is supported; the lowest and <b>supporting</b> layer of a superstructure <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foundation.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/support.htm"><span class="l">Support (135 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> supported by his two sons. 11. (n.) The act, state, or operation of <b>supporting</b>,<br> upholding, or sustaining. 12. (n.) That which upholds <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/support.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/supports.htm"><span class="l">Supports (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/supports.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/arrest.htm"><span class="l">Arrest (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> As the order or warrant was a Jewish one, the temple officers would probably<br> be in front, the soldiers <b>supporting</b> them as reserves. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/arrest.htm - 45k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trial.htm"><span class="l">Trial (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> As the order or warrant was a Jewish one, the temple officers would probably<br> be in front, the soldiers <b>supporting</b> them as reserves. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trial.htm - 52k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rooms.htm"><span class="l">Rooms (69 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the middle six cubits wide and the third seven cubits; for there was a space all<br> round the outside walls of the house so that the boards <b>supporting</b> the rooms <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rooms.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vital.htm"><span class="l">Vital (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> vital actions. 2. (a.) Contributing to life; necessary to, or <b>supporting</b>,<br> life; as, vital blood. 3. (a.) Containing life; living. 4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vital.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/outshining.htm"><span class="l">Outshining (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hebrews 1:3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance,<br><b>supporting</b> all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/outshining.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/arguments-against-limited-atonement.html">What are the main arguments against limited atonement? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/support.html">Support GotQuestions.org | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/support-Israel.html">Should Christians support the nation of Israel? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/supporting.htm">Supporting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Supporting (31 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Acts 27:17</a></span><br />After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">Ephesians 4:16</a></span><br />from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a></span><br />And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/17-12.htm">Exodus 17:12</a></span><br />But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Deuteronomy 1:31</a></span><br />And in the waste land, where you have seen how the Lord was <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> you, as a man does his son, in all your journeying till you came to this place.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Judges 16:26</a></span><br />And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> the house, so that I may put my back against them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/16-29.htm">Judges 16:29</a></span><br />Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">2 Samuel 1:6</a></span><br />And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a></span><br />David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">1 Kings 6:6</a></span><br />The lowest line of them being five cubits wide, the middle six cubits wide and the third seven cubits; for there was a space all round the outside walls of the house so that the boards <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> the rooms did not have to be fixed in the walls of the house.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2</a></span><br />And he made the house of the Woods of Lebanon, which was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high, resting on four lines of cedar-wood pillars with cedar-wood supports on the pillars.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Yahweh, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a></span><br />But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27</a></span><br />This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/16-21.htm">1 Kings 16:21</a></span><br />Then there was a division among the people of Israel; half the people were for making Tibni, son of Ginath, king, and half were <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> Omri.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2</a></span><br />Then the captain whose arm was <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">1 Chronicles 11:8</a></span><br />He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">2 Chronicles 32:5</a></span><br />He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Ezra 5:2</a></span><br />Then have Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, risen, and begun to build the house of God, that 'is' in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> them.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Ezra 10:15</a></span><br />Only Jonathan, the son of Asahel, and Jahzeiah, the son of Tikvah, were against this, Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Esther 2:7</a></span><br />and he is <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> Hadassah -- she 'is' Esther -- daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman 'is' of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalms 37:24</a></span><br />Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> him. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Psalms 43:1</a></span><br />Be my judge, O God, <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Psalms 54:4</a></span><br />Lo, God 'is' a helper to me, The Lord 'is' with those <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> my soul,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalms 145:14</a></span><br />Jehovah is <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></span><br />Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, <span class="boldtext">supporting</span> it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></span><br />See my servant, whom I am <span class="boldtext">supporting</span>, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Isaiah 63:5</a></span><br />And I look attentively, and there is none helping, And I am astonished that there is none <span class="boldtext">supporting</span>, And give salvation to me doth mine own arm. 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