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G3778 — οὗτος

ohutos · this/he/she/it · Greek

οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ;] demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7, Luk.7:44, 45, Jhn.1:15, Act.2:15, al.; expressing contempt (cl.), Mat.13:55, 56, Mrk.6:2, 3, Jhn.6:42, al.; εἰς τοῦτο, Mrk.1:38, Rom.14:9; μετὰ τοῦτο (ταῦτα; V. Westc. on Jhn.5:1), Jhn.2:12 11:7, al.; (b) epanaleptic (referring to what precedes): Mat.5:19, Mrk.3:35, Luk.9:48, Jhn.6:46, Rom.7:10, al.; (with) proleptic (referring to what follows): before ἵνα (Bl., §69, 6), Luk.1:43, Jhn.3:19 (and freq.) 15:8, Rom.14:9, al.; before ὅτι, Luk.10:11, Jhn.9:3o, Act.24:14, Rom.2:3, al.; ὅπως, Rom.9:17; ἐάν, Jhn.13:35; (d) special idioms: τοῦτο μὲν . . . τ. δέ (cl), partly . . . partly. Heb.10:33; καὶ τοῦτο (τοῦτον, ταῦτα), and that (him) too, Rom.13:11, 1Co.2:2, Heb.11:12; τοῦτ᾽ ἐστιν, Mat.27:46. 2. As adj., with subst.; (a) with art. (α) before the art.: Mat.12:32, Mrk.9:29, Luk.7:44, Jhn.4:15, Rom.11:24, Rev.19:9, al.; (β) after the noun: Mat.3:9, Mrk.12:16, Luk.11:31, Jhn.4:13, Act.6:13, Rom.15:28, 1Co.1:20, Rev.2:24, al.; (b) with subst. anarth. (with predicative force; Bl., §49, 4): Luk.1:36 2:2 24:21, Jhn.2:11 4:54 21:14, 2Co.13:1. (AS)

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Matthew 1:20 · ΤαῦταAnd on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten is of the Holy Spirit,Matthew 1:22 · ΤοῦτοAnd all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,Matthew 3:3 · οὗτοςfor this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, ‘A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.’Matthew 3:9 · τούτωνand do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have—Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,Matthew 3:17 · οὗτόςand lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, ‘This is My Son—the Beloved, in whom I did delight.’Matthew 4:3 · οὗτοιAnd the Tempter having come to him said, ‘If Son thou art of God—speak that these stones may become loaves.’Matthew 4:9 · ταῦτάand saith to him, ‘All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.’Matthew 5:19 · τούτων · οὗτοςWhoever therefore may loose one of these commands—the least—and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.Matthew 5:37 · τούτωνbut let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.Matthew 6:25 · τοῦτο‘Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?Matthew 6:29 · τούτων.and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.Matthew 6:32 · ταῦτα · τούτωνfor all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;Matthew 6:33 · ταῦταbut seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.Matthew 7:12 · οὗτος‘All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.Matthew 7:24 · τούτους‘Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;Matthew 7:26 · τούτους‘And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;Matthew 7:28 · τούτους,And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,Matthew 8:9 · τούτῳ· · τοῦτο,for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.’Matthew 8:27 · οὗτοςand the men wondered, saying, ‘What kind—is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?’Matthew 9:3 · οὗτοςAnd lo, certain of the scribes said within themselves, ‘This one doth speak evil.’Matthew 9:18 · ΤαῦταWhile he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that ‘My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.’Matthew 9:26 · αὕτηand the fame of this went forth to all the land.Matthew 9:28 · τοῦτοAnd he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, ‘Believe ye that I am able to do this?’ They say to him, ‘Yes, sir.’Matthew 10:2 · ταῦτα·¶And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;Matthew 10:5 · ΤούτουςThese twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, ‘To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,Matthew 10:22 · οὗτοςand ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.Matthew 10:23 · ταύτῃ,‘And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for verily I say to you, ye may not have completed the cities of Israel till the Son of Man may come.Matthew 10:42 · τούτωνand whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.’Matthew 11:7 · ΤούτωνAnd as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, ‘What went ye out to the wilderness to view?—a reed shaken by the wind?Matthew 11:10 · οὗτόςfor this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.Matthew 11:16 · ταύτην;‘And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,Matthew 11:25 · ταῦταAt that time Jesus answering said, ‘I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.Matthew 12:11 · τοῦτοAnd he said to them, ‘What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise it?Matthew 12:23 · οὗτόςAnd all the multitudes were amazed, and said, ‘Is this the Son of David?’Matthew 12:24 · οὗτοςbut the Pharisees having heard, said, ‘This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.’Matthew 12:27 · τοῦτο‘And if I, by Beelzeboul, do cast out the demons, your sons—by whom do they cast out? because of this they—they shall be your judges.Matthew 12:31 · τοῦτοBecause of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.Matthew 12:32 · τούτῳAnd whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.Matthew 12:41 · ταύτης‘Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here!Matthew 12:42 · ταύτης‘A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, a greater than Solomon here!Matthew 12:45 · ταύτῃthen doth it go, and take with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man doth become worse than the first; so shall it be also to this evil generation.’Matthew 13:13 · τοῦτο‘Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,Matthew 13:15 · τούτου,for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.Matthew 13:19 · οὗτόςEvery one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding—the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.Matthew 13:20 · οὗτός‘And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,Matthew 13:22 · οὗτός · τούτου‘And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.Matthew 13:23 · οὗτός‘And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.’Matthew 13:28 · τοῦτοAnd he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, that having gone away we may gather it up?Matthew 13:34 · ΤαῦταAll these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,Matthew 13:38 · οὗτοίand the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,Matthew 13:51 · ταῦταJesus saith to them, ‘Did ye understand all these?’ They say to him, ‘Yes, sir.’Matthew 13:52 · τοῦτοAnd he said to them, ‘Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.’Matthew 13:53 · ταύτας,And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,Matthew 13:54 · τούτῳ · αὕτηand having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, ‘Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?Matthew 13:55 · οὗτόςis not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?Matthew 13:56 · τούτῳ · ταῦταand his sisters—are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?’Matthew 14:2 · οὗτός · τοῦτοand said to his servants, ‘This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.’Matthew 15:8 · οὗτοςThis people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;Matthew 15:11 · τοῦτοnot that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.’Matthew 15:15 · ταύτην.¶And Peter answering said to him, ‘Explain to us this simile.’Matthew 15:20 · ταῦτάthese are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.’Matthew 16:18 · ταύτῃ‘And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;Matthew 16:22 · τοῦτο.¶And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, ‘Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;’Matthew 17:5 · οὗτόςWhile he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My Son,—the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.’Matthew 17:20 · τούτῳ·And Jesus said to them, ‘Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,Matthew 18:4 · τοῦτο, · οὗτόςwhoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.Matthew 18:6 · τούτωνand whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.Matthew 18:10 · τούτων·‘Beware!—ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,Matthew 18:14 · τούτων.¶so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.Matthew 18:23 · τοῦτο‘Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,Matthew 19:1 · τούτους,And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,Matthew 19:5 · τούτουand said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be—the two—for one flesh?Matthew 19:11 · τοῦτονAnd he said to them, ‘All do not receive this word, but those to whom it hath been given;Matthew 19:20 · ταῦταThe young man saith to him, ‘All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?’Matthew 19:26 · τοῦτοAnd Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’Matthew 20:12 · οὗτοιthat These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day—and the heat.Matthew 20:14 · τούτῳtake that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;Matthew 20:21 · οὗτοιand he said to her, ‘What wilt thou?’ She saith to him, ‘Say, that they may sit—these my two sons—one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.’Matthew 21:4 · ΤοῦτοAnd all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,Matthew 21:10 · οὗτος;¶And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, ‘Who is this?’Matthew 21:11 · οὗτόςAnd the multitudes said, ‘This is Jesus the prophet, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.’Matthew 21:16 · οὗτοιand they said to him, ‘Hearest thou what these say?’ And Jesus saith to them, ‘Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?’Matthew 21:21 · τούτῳAnd Jesus answering said to them, ‘Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;Matthew 21:23 · ταῦτα · ταύτην;¶And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, ‘By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?’Matthew 21:24 · ταῦταAnd Jesus answering said to them, ‘I will ask you—I also—one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;Matthew 21:27 · ταῦταAnd answering Jesus they said, ‘We have not known.’ He said to them—he also—‘Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.Matthew 21:38 · οὗτόςand the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;Matthew 21:42 · οὗτος · αὕτη,Jesus saith to them, ‘Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.Matthew 21:43 · τοῦτο‘Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;Matthew 21:44 · τοῦτονand he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.’Matthew 22:20 · αὕτηand he saith to them, ‘Whose is this image and the inscription?’Matthew 22:38 · αὕτηthis is a first and great command;Matthew 22:40 · ταύταιςon these—the two commands—all the law and the prophets do hang.’Matthew 23:23 · ταῦταWoe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law—the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved you to do, and those not to neglect.Matthew 23:34 · τοῦτο‘Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;Matthew 23:36 · ταῦτα · ταύτην.¶verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.Matthew 24:2 · ταῦταand Jesus said to them, ‘Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.’Matthew 24:3 · ταῦταAnd when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, ‘Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?’Matthew 24:8 · ταῦταand all these are the beginning of sorrows;Matthew 24:13 · οὗτοςbut he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;Matthew 24:14 · τοῦτοand this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.Matthew 24:33 · ταῦτα,so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh—at the doors.Matthew 24:34 · αὕτη · ταῦταVerily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.Matthew 24:44 · τοῦτοbecause of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.Matthew 25:40 · τούτωνAnd the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren—the least—to me ye did it.Matthew 25:45 · τούτωνThen shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me.Matthew 25:46 · οὗτοιAnd these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.’Matthew 26:1 · τούτους,And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples,Matthew 26:8 · αὕτη;And having seen it, his disciples were much displeased, saying, ‘To what purpose is this waste?Matthew 26:9 · τοῦτοfor this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.’Matthew 26:12 · αὕτη · τοῦτοfor she having put this ointment on my body—for my burial she did it.Matthew 26:13 · τοῦτο · αὕτηVerily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of—for a memorial of her.’Matthew 26:23 · οὗτόςAnd he answering said, ‘He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;Matthew 26:26 · τοῦτόAnd while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, ‘Take, eat, this is my body;’Matthew 26:28 · τοῦτοfor this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out—to remission of sins;Matthew 26:29 · τούτουand I say to you, that I may not drink henceforth on this produce of the vine, till that day when I may drink it with you new in the reign of my Father.’Matthew 26:31 · ταύτῃ·then saith Jesus to them, ‘All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;Matthew 26:34 · ταύτῃJesus said to him, ‘Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.’Matthew 26:39 · τοῦτο·And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.’Matthew 26:42 · τοῦτοAgain, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;’Matthew 26:56 · τοῦτοbut all this hath come to pass, that the Writings of the prophets may be fulfilled;’ then all the disciples, having left him, fled.Matthew 26:61 · οὗτοςsaid, ‘This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.’Matthew 26:62 · οὗτοίAnd the chief priest having stood up, said to him, ‘Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?Matthew 26:71 · οὗτοςAnd he having gone forth to the porch, another female saw him, and saith to those there, ‘And this one was with Jesus of Nazareth;’Matthew 27:24 · τούτου·And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, ‘I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye—ye shall see;’Matthew 27:32 · τοῦτονAnd coming forth, they found a man, a Cyrenian, by name Simon: him they impressed that he might bear his cross;Matthew 27:37 · οὗτόςand they put up over his head, his accusation written, ‘This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.’Matthew 27:46 · τοῦτ᾽and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?’Matthew 27:47 · οὗτος.And certain of those standing there having heard, said—‘Elijah he doth call;’Matthew 27:54 · οὗτος.¶And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, ‘Truly this was God’s Son.’Matthew 27:58 · οὗτοςhe having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.Matthew 28:14 · τοῦτοand if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.’Matthew 28:15 · οὗτοςAnd they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews till this day.Mark 1:27 · τοῦτο;and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, ‘What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!’Mark 1:38 · τοῦτοand he saith to them, ‘We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.’Mark 2:7 · οὗτος‘Why doth this one thus speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins except one—God?’Mark 2:8 · ταῦταAnd immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, ‘Why these things reason ye in your hearts?Mark 3:35 · οὗτοςfor whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.’Mark 4:13 · ταύτην;And he saith to them, ‘Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?Mark 4:15 · οὗτοιand these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.Mark 4:16 · οὗτοί‘And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,Mark 4:18 · οὗτοί‘And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,Mark 4:41 · οὗτόςand they feared a great fear, and said one to another, ‘Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?’Mark 5:32 · τοῦτοAnd he was looking round to see her who did this,Mark 5:43 · τοῦτο,and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.Mark 6:2 · τούτῳ · ταῦτα, · τούτῳand sabbath having come, he began in the synagogue to teach, and many hearing were astonished, saying, ‘Whence hath this one these things? and what the wisdom that was given to him, that also such mighty works through his hands are done?Mark 6:3 · οὗτόςIs not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?’—and they were being stumbled at him.Mark 6:14 · τοῦτοAnd the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said—‘John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.’Mark 6:16 · οὗτοςAnd Herod having heard, said—‘He whom I did behead—John—this is he; he was raised out of the dead.’Mark 7:2 · τοῦτ᾽and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands—that is, unwashed—eating bread, they found fault;

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