30 Bible Verses about Eternal
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And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
But the mercy of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is to sons of sons;
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
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Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last.
And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, you being least among the thousands of Judah, out of you He shall come forth to Me, to become Ruler in Israel, He whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.
Father, I desire that those whom You have given Me, that they may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me, for You have loved Me before the foundation of the world.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I AM!
Christ » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.
And dominion and glory was given Him, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations and languages, should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Christ » Priesthood of » Eternal
where the Forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
death » Eternal » Foretold
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, So says Jehovah, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.
And, Jehovah will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. Jehovah also shall deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.
Aaron shall be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because you rebelled against My word at the Waters of Strife.
Avenge the sons of Israel from the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.
death » Spiritual death » Eternal
know that he who turns back the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the Lake burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
but you shall not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. For in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.
But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.
death » Eternal » Gates of
Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Have the gates of death been opened to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave; I have numbered the rest of my years.
Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Eternal
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.
And dominion and glory was given Him, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations and languages, should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Dominion » Christ's » Eternal
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.
And dominion and glory was given Him, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations and languages, should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Election » Of saints, is » Eternal
according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
Eternal » Kingdom » Eternal kingdom of God and Christ
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
I make a decree that in all the domain of my kingdom, there shall be trembling and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, and endures forever, and His kingdom is that which shall not be destroyed, and His rule shall be to the end.
And the seventh angel sounded. And there were great voices in Heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ. And He will reign forever and ever.
There is no end of the increase of His government and peace on the throne of David, and on His kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on, even forever. The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this.
And in the days of these kings, the God of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Eternal » Punishment » Future
For behold, the day is coming, burning like a fire pot; and all the proud, and every doer of wickedness, shall be chaff. And the coming day will set them ablaze, says Jehovah of Hosts, which will not leave root or branches to them.
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. And they have no rest day or night, those who worship the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.
And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.
And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
And if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.
Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Compares the suffering of, to fire
Then He also shall say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.
But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.
And if your hand offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched
The Son of Man shall send out His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
And if your foot offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than to have two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched
Eternal » Glory » The glory will be endless
For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us.
I exhort the elders who are among you, I being also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed.
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other allusions to
For behold, the day is coming, burning like a fire pot; and all the proud, and every doer of wickedness, shall be chaff. And the coming day will set them ablaze, says Jehovah of Hosts, which will not leave root or branches to them.
whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
He who believes on the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
to take the share of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell, to go to his own place.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Other references of Christ to
And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced evil to the resurrection of condemnation.
Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
And He shall cut him apart and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Eternal » Wicked words of Christ concerning » Described as banishment from God
And then I will say to them I never knew you! Depart from Me, those working lawlessness!
But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Spiritual service
Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears My Word and believes on Him who sent Me has everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death to life.
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes on Him should have everlasting life. And I will raise him up at the last day.
Do you not say, It is yet four months, and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white to harvest already. And he who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to life eternal, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Faith in Christ
But even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
He who believes on the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.
Eternal » Hope » The soul's sure anchor
so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil,
Eternal » Hope » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
Eternal » Hope » A heavenly treasure
for the hope which is laid up for you in Heaven, of which you heard before in the Word of the truth of the gospel,
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Renunciation of the world
And Peter said, Lo, we have left all and have followed You. And He said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and, in the world to come everlasting life.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Sowing in the spirit
For he sowing to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But he sowing to the Spirit will reap life everlasting from the Spirit.
Eternal » Hope » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
For if God did not spare sinning angels, but thrust them down into Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, being reserved to judgment.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Self-sacrifice
He who loves his life shall lose it. And he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.
Eternal » Hope » Anticipates Christ's coming
looking for the blessed hope, and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Eternal » Hope » Assures of immortality
And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Eternal » Conditions of receiving » Knowledge of God
And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Glory » Christ's » Eternal
For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us.
I exhort the elders who are among you, I being also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed.
the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Glory » Eternal » Inherited by saints
But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
He raises up the poor out of the dust; He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to set them among princes; yea, He causes them to inherit a throne of honor; for to Jehovah are the pillars of the earth; and He sets the habitable world on them.
When Christ our Life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Glory » Eternal » Saints called to
But the God of all grace, He calling us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, He will perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
to which He called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glory » Eternal » The bodies of saints shall be raised in
who shall change our body of humiliation so that it may be fashioned like His glorious body, according to the working of His power, even to subdue all things to Himself.
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by present afflictions
For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,
Glory » Eternal » Accompanies salvation by Christ
Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Glory » Eternal » Procured by the death of Christ
For it became Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory, to perfect the Captain of their salvation through sufferings.
Glory » Eternal » Of God's people shall be rich and abundant
Therefore your gates will always be open; they will not be shut day nor night, to bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings may be led. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you will perish. Yes, those nations will be completely wasted. The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious.
Glory » Eternal » Saints afore prepared to
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;
Glory » Eternal » Present afflictions not worthy to be compared with
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us.
Glory » Eternal » Saints shall be, of their ministers
For what is our hope or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are you not even to be in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy.
Glory » Of God » Eternal
The glory of Jehovah shall endure forever; Jehovah shall rejoice in His works.
Glory » Eternal » Afflictions of ministers are, to saints
For this reason I desire that you faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Glory » Eternal » Enhanced by afflictions
For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,
Glory » Eternal » Saints prepared unto
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;
God, Glory of » Described as » Eternal
The glory of Jehovah shall endure forever; Jehovah shall rejoice in His works.
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He shall throw the enemy out from before you, and shall say, Destroy!
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about him, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come. And whenever the living creatures gave glory and honor and thanks to Him who sat on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fell down before the One sitting on the throne. And they worshiped Him who lives for ever and ever, and threw their crowns before the throne, saying,
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the mercy of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is to sons of sons;
Praise Jehovah. O give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
Hope » Eternal » In God
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why do you moan within me? Hope in God; for I still praise Him, the salvation of my face, and my God.
Be strong, and He will make your heart stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.
Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose help is in Jehovah his God,
Hope » Eternal » The soul's sure anchor
so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil,
Hope » Eternal » Cheers the dying hour of the saints
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.
Hope » Eternal » A heavenly treasure
for the hope which is laid up for you in Heaven, of which you heard before in the Word of the truth of the gospel,
Hope » Eternal » Grounded in the resurrection of Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has regenerated us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Hope » Eternal » Anticipates Christ's coming
looking for the blessed hope, and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Hope » Eternal » Assures of immortality
And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
Life » Eternal » General references to
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
But now, being made free from sin, and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never ever perish, and not anyone shall pluck them out of My hand.
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
keep yourselves in the love of God, eagerly awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to everlasting life.
Mercy » Eternal
But the mercy of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is to sons of sons;
Praise Jehovah. O give thanks to Jehovah; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.
Priesthood » Of Christ » Eternal
where the Forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Punishment » Eternal
And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were . And he will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Then He also shall say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.
And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.
Redemption » Described as » Eternal
nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered once for all into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Rest, spiritual » Eternal
And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
And being perfected, He became the Author of eternal salvation to all those who obey Him,
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall become old like a garment; and its inhabitants shall die in the same way. But My salvation shall be forever, and My righteousness shall not be broken.
But Israel shall be saved in Jehovah with an everlasting salvation. You shall not be ashamed nor blush to the forevers of eternity.
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Eternal
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last.
how much more shall the blood of Christ (who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God) purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
but now has been made plain, and by the prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith;
Topics on Eternal
Eternal Blessing
2 Samuel 7:29Therefore, now, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, to be forever before You. For You, O Lord Jehovah, have spoken. And with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.
Eternal Death
Psalm 1:6For Jehovah knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Eternal Deliverance
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall become old like a garment; and its inhabitants shall die in the same way. But My salvation shall be forever, and My righteousness shall not be broken.
Eternal Evil
Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him. You shall require him of my hand. If I do not bring him to you and set him before you, I shall be a sinner against you all the days.
Eternal Existence
1 Corinthians 15:42So also the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;
Eternal Judgment
Daniel 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
eternal life, experience of
John 5:24Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears My Word and believes on Him who sent Me has everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death to life.
eternal life, gift of
John 5:39-40You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life. And they are the ones witnessing of Me,
eternal life, nature of
John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Eternal Perspective
2 Corinthians 5:8then we are confident and we are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord.
Eternal Possession
Genesis 17:8And I will give the land to you in which you are a stranger, and to your seed after you, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.
Eternal Praise
Romans 9:5whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ according to flesh, He being God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
Eternal Punishment
Revelation 20:10And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were . And he will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Eternal Security
John 10:28-29And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never ever perish, and not anyone shall pluck them out of My hand.
Eternal State
Hebrews 10:34For you both sympathized with my bonds and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that you have in Heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Eternal World
Ecclesiastes 1:4A generation passes away, and a generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
God's Kingdom Being Eternal
Psalm 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your rule endures throughout all generations.
God, The Eternal
Nehemiah 9:5And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God forever and ever. And blessed be Your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Man's Eternal Attributes
Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness stands forever.
Rest, Eternal
Hebrews 4:3-4For we who have believed do enter into the rest, as He said, "I have sworn in My wrath that they should not enter into My rest;" although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
The Eternal Covenant
Genesis 17:7And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
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