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Among the Brethren     Breakfast Bible Bytes welcomes you to a short Biblical exhortation by Donald DeHaven. I humbly as...
06/05/2026

Among the Brethren

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Acts 15:30-41 KJV, “So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. 34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do. 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.”

We find here that following the council of Jerusalem, when it was finished, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch teaching and preaching. From there Paul suggests to Barnabas that they go again and visit the brethren in every city where they had preached the word of God and see how the brethren are doing in those cities.

Here we read that Barnabas wanted to take John Mark who is a blood relative to Barnabas. John Mark at some point during the first missionary journey that Paul and Barnabas had been on, John Mark suddenly left them and returned home. We’re not told what happened or why John Mark left, just that he had basically abandoned the missionary journey. This had apparently upset Paul, and we now find that Barnabas wants to take John Mark on this journey and Paul says, no. This sadly causes a great rift between them. We discover that the apostles were human and fallible just as we all are and despite having been given authority from God to build the foundation of the New Testament Church, the apostles had to deal with their own flesh just as we all do but their authority as apostles is to be honored.

If there is one truth I know, among believers, there can at times arise some disagreements and sometimes these can blow up into major rifts where one or both will walk away from each other. That is a travesty when it happens unless the justification is heresy or apostasy where repentance is not made. I certainly know that I have had a few occasions when it was best to walk away in order to avoid a situation that was devolving rapidly. I would hope that prayer, open dialogue, and patience would always prevail to prevent division, but I also know ego and pride can often prevent a resolution. We all have ego’s and pride that we must always guard against.

There often arises when people are involved in studying the Bible that differences of interpretation arise. I believe most of the differences arise for several reasons. Bad church doctrine. Taking verses out of context in order to make an argument and forgetting the importance of context. Misunderstanding word meanings by forgetting that often the Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin words being translated into English where often a word is not interpreted correctly from what it meant centuries before. We must be careful to define properly what words meant at the time of the writer. Also, many times, people fail to properly read and understand what is being written. It happens sometimes with Breakfast Bible Bytes. Sometimes I fail to communicate properly, and this causes some misunderstanding and sometimes others read but misinterpret what I write or miss what I write altogether.

For instance, baptism. I have never said baptism was not important. It is very important. I have always stated it is important to all Christians. It is commanded that all believers should be baptized. I have never stated or inferred that baptism is not relevant or necessary. Baptism like the Lord’s supper is a required ceremony for all Christian’s to observe. I have read Mark 16:16 and though there is great controversy over Mark 16 verses 9-20 but for the sake of argument we will look at verse 16. “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” What verse 16 does not teach is that baptism saves for we must look at context. At the end of verse 16 what does it say? It says he that believeth not shall be damned. It does not say if you are not baptized you will be damned. It says if one does not believe. Again, we cannot take one or two or even three verses and make it proclaim a doctrine when it is not in context with all other scriptures.

Let me be clear. I have written many studies over the last nearly five years and I have demonstrated time and time again that scripture makes it clear that our coming to believe in Jesus Christ is by the grace of God alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone and there is no other way. Baptism does not save a person, but baptism is an essential part of walking out our salvation by obeying the command of Christ to every believer to be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. It is the observable work that demonstrates our commitment to Jesus Christ and our now reformed life in Christ Jesus where we publicly confirm our belief in Jesus who is now Lord of our lives. The ceremonial work of baptism is the confirmation of our redemption in Christ. Baptism, however, is not and cannot be what saves us from eternal damnation. Mark even says it. Unbelief is what damns a person.

There are those who mock baptism and say it is not necessary as a Christian to observe baptism. If someone believes that they are in error. Baptism is necessary but not for salvation, but to demonstrate to all that we now belong to Jesus Christ. That is why when we are baptized it is in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. We in being baptized are now confirming we recognize the trinity is now a part of our lives and Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives. We are a reformed person in Christ Jesus.

If anyone has this idea that baptism is not important, then they do not understand the gospels or the epistles. If anyone says baptism is necessary in order to be saved, then they do not correctly understand the gospels or the epistles. I don’t say that to offend anyone. We cannot take one verse here and another verse somewhere else and make an entire doctrine of how only people who are baptized are saved. Why? Because the entire New Testament in context does not support that. We’re going through Acts now and we went through the Gospel of John not long ago and we have been through many of the epistles, and we find the Bible, chapter after chapter, in context, tells us that salvation is by God’s calling us to His Son, Jesus Christ. We are called, regenerated to believe which is why we repent, and we commit ourselves publicly in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost to be reformed. It is a serious and solemn ceremony to be baptized.

Is it blasphemy to say baptism is not necessary? To say baptism is not necessary for a Christian goes against the scriptures. I certainly have never said that nor suggested that baptism is not necessary. What I have said and stand by it with much Biblical resources is that to believe in Christ Jesus is by faith in Christ alone and scripture supports that and anything else added to faith in Christ alone for salvation is to lay a burden upon people such as what was happening when the Judaizers were saying to be saved a man must be circumcised. Again, the thief on the cross who believed never got baptized. Is he saved? It would have been wonderful if he had been baptized but he never got the chance. If a person genuinely believes that baptism is necessary for salvation, then they have to believe Jesus lied to the thief while they both hung on a tree and the thief did not go to be with Jesus in paradise at his death. That would be blasphemy to think that.

Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” The washing of regeneration is the Holy Spirit regenerating us, making us alive spiritually in order to call us to Christ. A person must be regenerated because as unbelievers we were dead in trespasses and sins. A dead person cannot of their own raise themselves to life not in the physical world and certainly not in spirit. It is according to His mercy He saved us. Notice the verse does not say according to His mercy and baptism, He saved us. Salvation is by faith alone and not by any works of righteousness. Baptism is an important ceremonial outward act that tells the church and the world we belong to Jesus Christ.

The Jerusalem Decree     Breakfast Bible Bytes welcomes you to a short Biblical exhortation by Donald DeHaven. I humbly ...
06/04/2026

The Jerusalem Decree

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Acts 15:22-29 KJV, “ Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.”

Here we find that the apostles and the elders of the church at Jerusalem sent chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:” These men carried with them letters or decrees from the church at Jerusalem that addressed the false teaching by the Judaizers who stated that salvation could only be if the Gentiles were circumcised. “24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;”

Let us grasp this. They were not telling the Gentiles that they were forbidden to be circumcised if they wanted to but there was no such burden placed upon them to be circumcised in order to secure salvation. There are so many different denominations today that have added their own systems of belief that clearly are not Biblical. I came out of the Church of the Nazarene and if there was a question arose in the church it was not the Bible that was searched for the answer but the black book/the church manual. There is so much manmade laws in that manual that clearly is not found in scripture but if you tell a Nazarene church member that they may well consider you a heretic. I have found this with other churches where some of their doctrinal statements and beliefs are not Biblical. We have to examine a churches doctrines line by line to be sure before joining that church as a member that we understand all their doctrinal stands are Biblical.

The church in Jerusalem settled an early conflict over the fact of salvation. Is it believing in Jesus Christ plus some outward action that brings salvation. The Jerusalem church settled this issue in what was the very first council. There would be more councils over time to settle debates.

What is important about this first council is the decree that went forth from this council. That decree settled the issue that salvation is the belief in Christ Jesus, and nothing added to that. There is no belief in Christ Jesus plus something else. That was settled in the Jerusalem church council. “28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;”

If someone or some church lays upon its people that salvation is belief in Jesus Christ plus something else, they have violated the decrees of the council of Jerusalem. The decree from Jerusalem stated: “28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.”

Now, here is something I will state for the record should someone think I am saying baptism is not Biblical. I have always maintained that Baptism is certainly commanded for all believers to participate in. It is Biblical that we publicly state and publicly demonstrate our belief through the faith given us by the Holy Spirit of God when we were called by God to His Son. Baptism, however, is not a work in order to secure salvation. It is a confirmation of our belief in Jesus Christ but like circumcision, an outward action, and the council or Jerusalem settled that debate. A believer shall be baptized in obedience to scripture. The thief on the cross who believed in Jesus Christ and was promised to be in paradise with Jesus that day, do some say because he wasn’t baptized, when he at his physical death with Jesus was he taken with Jesus to paradise or not? If not, that would have made Jesus a liar and we know that Jesus did not and could not lie for Jesus is both God and Man.

When scripture conflicts with a churches doctrine today, do we go with the churches doctrine, denominational doctrine, or do we stand with scripture? The answer is always; we stand with scripture in context. I have on more than one occasion had to stop believing in a churches doctrine or a denominational doctrine, that I long believed and held sacred until I discovered that it was in conflict with scripture in context. I was faced with a decision. That is never a pleasant place to be in because it does create anxiety to realize what we believed in, maybe for decades, was not Biblically correct. I respect those who begin to discover Biblical truths but resist until they are certain of the validity of this discovery of truth they are now finding out. That is why we must be patient when we are teaching or preaching so we do not try and force the truth, but we allow the Holy Spirit to quietly and lovingly reveal it to the person or people. It is not my job to do anything other than present the gospel as I have been taught during my studies and then after I have taught it, take my hands off and let the Holy Spirit do what is His will to do. It is always with great fear and trembling that anyone who teaches or preaches the Word of God to know we will be held to a higher accounting before God. It is no small matter to teach or preach the Word of God.

The Council at Jerusalem     Breakfast Bible Bytes welcomes you to a short Biblical exhortation by Donald DeHaven. I hum...
06/03/2026

The Council at Jerusalem

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Acts 15:1-21 KJV, “And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

As we read these passages, we find that a great dissension arose in the church. Judaizers had entered and convinced the Gentiles that faith alone was not enough for salvation, they must be circumcised in order to be saved. Of course, this would have left women unable to be saved if we look at it critically. It was determined that Paul and Barnabas would travel to Jerusalem and meet with the apostles and elders at the church there. This was the first recorded church meeting to establish doctrinal truths that are still held by most churches today. The question being, is it by faith in Christ alone that we are saved or is it faith plus a works, some outward action that produces salvation?

James is recorded here and what he states settled the question. “13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.”

“Upon whom my name is called saith the Lord”. You cannot get any clearer than that. It goes to the gospel of John that God calls us to His Son and in no other name can we be saved than faith in Jesus Christ. We are not free to add anything to faith in Christ alone for salvation. Circumcision was not to be added, and this includes any other outward act.

Look at Galatians as it is a Pauline letter to the Galatian church that deals with this very issue at the Council of Jerusalem we are now studying in Acts 15. Galatians 1:6-10 KJV, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”

Galatians 3:1-7 KJV, “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.”

Combining all scripture in context and examining the gospels and the epistles of the apostles, we find that it is faith in Christ alone that leads to salvation. That is what saved the thief on the cross whom Jesus said. “Thou shalt be with me in paradise today.” That thief on the cross next to Jesus had no opportunity for any outward action just faith in believing Jesus that was his salvation. The Judaizers were teaching falsely that it was faith plus something else, in this case circumcision. The Council at Jerusalem settled it that it is by faith alone.

“And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.” Any teaching that does as these men had done, such as teaching a separate work of circumcision was necessary for salvation was confirmed by the Council of Jerusalem to be false. That goes to any other action being added to faith in Christ as needed for salvation is to be treated just like circumcision. The apostles and the early church elders understood salvation is by faith alone, in Christ alone, and by Gods grace alone to call us to His Son. John Calvin did not invent this doctrine. It was established as church doctrine at the Council of Jerusalem and was determined to be in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ as we read in John’s gospel.

Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch     Breakfast Bible Bytes welcomes you to a short Biblical exhortation by Donald DeH...
06/02/2026

Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch

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Acts 14:19-28 KJV, “ And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: 26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. 28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.”

We find here that the Jews of the temple, those who still practiced and held to the customs of the Jewish temple became enraged with Paul to the extent that they picked up rocks and threw them at him all while Paul was exposed in the open and unable to seek shelter. Apparently knocking Paul unconscious, they thought he had died. They dragged him out of the city and left him for dead. The disciples stood around Paul when suddenly Paul stood up. We are not given any further details of Paul’s injuries or if God healed Paul. The preaching of God’s word has often led to violence against Christians. Over the centuries and through this day, there are many martyrs of Christ because of the Word of God.

We have been blessed in the USA to have our constitution and our Bills of Rights that protect religious freedom and other freedoms. However, in 1954, our churches in the USA were attacked in a way that was made to appear like a blessing. The non-profit exemption, the 501c3, was handed to the church but with a caveat. All the money given to the church could be written off by those giving it as long as the church agreed to stay separated from politics. The term separation of church and state, which appears nowhere in the constitution, but was penned in a letter by Thomas Jefferson, when he wrote that no denomination should become a state church. Our founders in the early settlements here fled England because of the state church in England and these men did not ever want there to be a state church in the USA. 501c3 is state control over the church. Most people, most church leaders, do not even recognize this as the state control over the churches that file for this corporation status called a 501c3, non-profit, but that is exactly what it is and what this tax exempt status has fostered is greed within the churches. Men would now scheme to build religious entities that rake in billions of dollars a year nationally and in the process have dethroned Christ as Chief Shepherd and in His place, they seated the state. I have heard pastors and church members, especially business people and lay people, boast of the greatness of the ability to write off on their taxes their contributions to the church. They proclaim it is a blessing. No doubt that it has certainly changed the church, but has it really been for the better? Some will say yes it is better, but some who see the falling away of the church and say, no it is not better.

Churches who sign the contract with the state to be a tax exempt corporation must now operate as a business. Church boards now run the churches. The church boards are a corporation business board meeting, complete with officers of the board. Church members are looked at legally as investors. Some churches in order to appear legitimate as a church will identify their church board as elders. It may sound good, but it is anything but Biblical. Some churches even use Romans 13 in an attempt to legitimize their non-profit business corporation. However, a quick read of the IRS tax code and you find that no church is required to become a 501c3. The tax code says it is voluntary. Churches are already tax exempt, but the individuals and businesses donations are not able to be written off without being a 501c3. I find it amazing that the church for all the centuries before this tax exempt scheme were able to do just fine, sending missionaries to all parts of the world, taking care of widows and orphans, and spreading the gospel message of salvation. Since the tax exempt corporation status, have we witnessed a degradation, a falling away of the church since 1954? With church boards being the norm now and the business church having to fall in line with the state, it has certainly brought into the church many who are not believers and who over time end up serving on church boards. This has led to a falling away from Biblical doctrines and we now see the fruits of that in many churches where woke policies and progressive liberalism has taken over. Church discipline has all but vanished and practicing sinners now sit proudly and unashamedly in many churches as well as many have become pastors and board members.

There is little to no accountability in many churches to the historical sound Biblical church doctrines. Sexual perverse people, people living together out of wed lock, people practicing all sins listed in Romans 1 and Galatians 5 are now joining and being made a part of the church and there is no accountability through church discipline. Many church pastors no longer even mention sin or hell. How are practicing, unrepentant sinners, unbelievers who are at enmity with God, permitted to enter the church let alone become part of the praise and worship service to God while they are enemies of God?

Obviously, those pastors and church leaders who permit sinners to be in their churches without accountability are disqualified to be in their positions as they permit practicing sinners to be present in their churches and refuse to hold church discipline. I have even heard pastors, and church members say, “if we don’t invite the sinner into the church how will we get them saved”. I answer with this. “We do not get them saved. That’s the work of the Holy Spirit to call a person to believe in Christ. Our only biblical duty is to proclaim the gospel to the unrepentant sinner and then if they are called to believe we add them to the church”. That means we don’t invite the unrepentant sinner into the sanctuary during praise and worship to God. We go out in the highways and hedges and proclaim the gospel.

As we go further into the book of Acts we will certainly be delving deeper into believing, repentance, baptism, and baptism of the Holy Spirit. It will be interesting times ahead.

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