PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Word Studies in the New Testament — Volume 1
Vincent, Marvin R., 1834-1922 · 249,236 words · 415 reading sections
Chapter Xvi.
Bind—loose (S%ons—Avons). In a sense common among the Jews, of forbidding or allowing. No other terms were in more constant use in Rabbinic canon law than those of binding and loosing. They represented the deygislative and judicial powers of the Rabbinic office. These powers Christ now transferred, and that not in…
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Soul (uy) Rev., life, with soud in margin. This will be specially considered in the discussion of the psychological terms in the Epistles. In exchange (dvTddXayua). Lit., as an exchange. Cu. XVII.) MATTHEW. 99 1. Taketh (zapadapBaver). Rev. gives the force of the preposition vapa, taketh with him. Apart (xa7’ id…
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4, Let us make (roujowpev). But the best texts read, tomaow, L will make, which is more characteristic of Peter. He would erect the booths himself. Three tabernacles (cxnvds). Tents or booths, out of the brushwood lying near. Peter realized that it was night, and was for preparing shelters into which the heavenly …
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1. The Rev. inserts then after who, thus restoring the Greek dpa, which the A. VY. overlooks. Who then? Who, as things stand. Since one of our number has been doubly honored in being called “the rock,” and in being appointed to take part in a special miracle, who then is greatest ? 3. Be converted (atpadjre). The …
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20. In my name (eis 7d ewov dvopa). Lit., “into my naine.” When two or three are drawn together into Christ as the com- mon centre of their desire and faith. 99. Seventy times seven (éBdounkovtakis értd).* It was a settled rule of Rabbinism that forgiveness should not be ex- tended more than three times. Even so, …
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29. Besought (apexader). The imperfect has the force of earnestly besought. 30. Went (a7edSov). Lit. went away: dragging the other with him to judgment. 31. Told (Suecdbnoav). More than merely narrated. The verb is from 84, throughout, and capéw, to explain. ‘They ex- plained the circumstances throughout. Their …
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needle’s eye. 96. This (rod70). Not the salvation of rich men, but salva- tion in general. It is in answer to the question, who can be 110 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XX. saved ? Man cannot save himself nor his fellow. God only can save him. 27. We. Emphatic, in contrast with the young ruler, 28. Hav…
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112 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XX. Friend (ératpe). Lit., companion, comrade. 14. Take (pov). Lit., as Rev., take wp, as if the money had been laid down for him on a table or counter. I will give (9A So5vax). But, as in other cases in the A. V., this may be mistaken for the simple future of the verb ;…
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8 114 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXI. 5. Daughter of Sion. Jerusalem. Compare daughter of Babylon for the city of Babylon (Ps. exxxvil. 8; Isa. xlvii. 1) ; daughter of Tyre for the city or people of Tyre (Ps. xlv. 12) ; daughter of my people (Isa. xxii. 4). Sitting (é7uBeRnxas). Lit., having gone upo…
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‘¢ PROSPERO. Go, bring the rabble, O’er whom I gave thee pow’r, here, to this place. ARIEL. Presently ? Pros. Ay, with a twink. Ar. Before you can say ‘come,’ and ‘go,’ And breathe twice; and cry ‘so so ;’ Hach one tripping on his toe Will be here.” Tempest, iv., 1. Compare ver. 20. “How did the fig-tree emmedi…
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118 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. (Cu. XXT. hammock” (so Cheyne on Isa.; A. V., cottage ; Rev., hut), a vineyard-watchman’s deserted hammock tossed to and fro by the storm (Isa. xxiv. 20). So Job speaks of a booth which the keeper of a vineyard runneth up (xxvii. 18), a hut made of sticks and hung with mats, …
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9. Made a marriage (érduncev ydpous). But the phrase refers to the marriage-feast, rather than to the marriage-cere- mony. In Esther ix. 22, the word is used of feasting without any reference to a marriage. Rey., @ marriage-feast. 3. To call them that were bidden (xarécau TOUS KEKNN- pévous). Perhaps an unconsciou…
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94, Shall marry (érvyauBpedce:). From yauBpos, a word used in classical Greek to denote any one connected by marriage : a brother-in-law, father-in-law, even a bridegroom. The word is appropriate here because it refers to marriage between mar- riage-relatives. 122 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXIIL 34.…
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2. Moses’ seat (xadédpas). Or chair, as Wyc., in allusion to the practice of teachers sitting. 5. To be seen (pos 70 Seadjvar). See on ver. 11, where the same word occurs. The scribes and Pharisees deport them- selves with a view to being contemplated as actors in a theatre ; so that men may fix their gaze upon th…
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Anise—Cummin (dvn9ov—xijuuvov). Rev. renders anise, dill in margin. Used as condiments. The tithe of these plants would be very small; but to exact it would indicate scrupulous conscientiousness. The Talmud tells of the ass of a certain Rabbi which had been so well trained as to refuse corn of which the tithes had…
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37. Hen (dps). Generic: bird or fowl; but hen is used generically of the mother-bird of all species. Cu, XXIV.) MATTHEW. 7 1. Went out and departed from the temple (éfeJav ard Tod ‘epod émopeveto). Rev., better: Went out from the tem- ple and was going on his way. The temple, iepod, not vaod: the whole of the bui…
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Cn, XXIV.) MATTHEW. 129 the walls by orders from the emperor; the Jews, absorbed in their party strifes, had totally neglected preparations to stand a siege ; the magazines of corn and provisions were burnt before the arrival of Titus. Titus arrived suddenly, and the Jews voluntarily abandoned parts of the fortifi…
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43. Would come (épyerar). Rev., was coming. But the present is graphically thrown in as in vv, 40, 41: es coming or cometh. Broken up (Svopvyjva). Rev., broken through. See on Matt. vi. 19. Wye., undermined. 45. In due season (év capo). At the regular hours which his Lord observes when at home; and not delaying b…
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15. Several ability (cdéav). Lit., his own or peculiar capac- ity for business. 16. Straightway (evJéws). Connected with the beginning of this verse, instead of with the end of ver. 15: Straightway . he that had recewed, etc., indicating promptness on the servant’s part. Traded with them (npydcato év avtois). Lit…
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33. Goats (épifua). Diminutive. Lit., Aédlings. The sheep and goats are represented as having pr Stn pastured together. Compare the parables of the Tares and the Net. On the right (é« de&dv). Lit. from the right side or parts. The picture to the Greek reader is that of a row, beginning at the judge’s right hand. …
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138 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXVI. 22. Began to say (#p£avro). Denoting the commencement of a series of questions ; one after the other (every one) saying, Ls wt 1? Is it 1? (usjre eyo edus). The form of the negative expects a negative answer. ‘ Surely I ain not the one.” 23. The dish (tpvBrAl‘@). …
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34. Before the cock crow. A little more graphic if the article is omitted, as in the Greek. Before a single cock shall 140 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXVI. be heard, early in the night, thou shalt deny me. Dr. Thom- son (“Land and Book”) says that the barn-door fowls “swarm round every door, share in …
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142 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXVI. 55. A thief (Ayor)v). Better Rev., a robber. See John x. 1, 8; and Luke xxiii. 39-43. It is more than a petty stealer; rather one with associates, who would require an armed band to apprehend him. Hence the propriety of the reference to swords and staves. I sat (e…
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36. Watched (érjpouv). Or, to give the force of the imper- fect tense, kept watch. This was to prevent the infliction of wanton cruelties, and also to prevent what sometimes happened, the taking down and restoring of the victim. 37. Accusation (airiav). Lit., cawse, and so rendered by Wye. Tynd., cause of his deat…
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57. When even was come. The Hebrews reckoned two evenings, an earlier and a later. The former began midway between noon and sunset, or at three o’clock in the afternoon. The latter began at sunset, six o’clock. The reference here is to the earlier evening, though the time may have been well on toward the beginning…
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3. Countenance (eidéa). Rev., more correctly, appearance. The word occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It does not refer to the face alone, but to the general aspect. Wyc., looking. As lightning. In effulgence. Each evangelist’s account of the resurrection emphasizes different particulars. Matthew alone not…
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150 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. XXVIII. a charm. The name, as in the Lord’s Prayer (“ Hallowed be thy name”), is the expression of the sum total of the divine Being: not his designation as God or Lord, but the formula in which all his attributes and characteristics are summed up. It is equivalent to hi…
651 wordsSECTION 88Introduction.
évap, dream, i., 20; ii., 12, 18, 19, 22; xxvii., 19 ovdapas, by no means, ii., 6 mayiWevo, ensnare, xxii., 15 mapa%akdoows, upon the sea-coast, ivanls mapakove, neglect, xviil., 17 mrapopoiage, to be like unto, xxiii., 27 mapowis, platter, xxiii., 25 mAatvs, Wide, vil., 13 | roAvAoyia, much-speaking, vi., 7 …
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sympathy with the well-known character of Peter. Peter was “a man of observation and action rather than of reflection ; im- pulsive and impetuous. ‘When we assume,” says Dr. Mori- son, ‘‘that Mark drew directly from the discoursings of St. Peter, then we understand how it comes to pass that it is in his pages that…
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fulfilment of the past, as by Matthew, nor as the foundation of the future, as by John. His object is to portray Jesus in his daily life, “in the awe-inspiring grandeur of his human per- sonality, as a man who was also the Incarnate, the wonder- working Son of God.” Hence his first words are the appro- priate keyn…
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discourses of our Lord, Mark pictures his deeds. Hence, while Matthew gives us fifteen of his parables, Mark reproduces only four, and that in a condensed form. ‘ Mark does not wear the flowing robes of Matthew. His dress is ‘for speed suc- cinct.’ Swift-paced, incisive, his narrative proceeds straight to the goal…
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form by the distressful question, Master, carest thow not that we perish ? and the command to the sea as to a raging mon- ster, Peace! Be still! (iv. 38, 39). In the narrative of the feeding of the five thousand, only Mark relates the Saviour’s question, How many loaves have ye? Go and see (vi. 88). An oriental cr…
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and his enlargement upon Jesus’ answer, the fact that Jesus observed that he answered discreetly, and his significant words, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. It is interesting to compare the account of Herod’s feast and John the Baptist’s murder as given by Matthew and Mark re- spectively. Mark alone ment…
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xill, 3; xv. 21. Of places: “A multitude from Galilee and Judaea,” ete. (iii. 7,8): The demoniac proclaimed his recovery in Decapolis (vy. 20): Jesus departed “ from the border of Tyre and came through Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis” (vii. 31). Compare viii. 10; xi. 1;…
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He is moved with compassion toward the multitude because they are as sheep without a shepherd (vi. 84): he is touched with the need and fatigue of the many who had come from far (viii. 3): he shows his interest in the condition of the epileptic lad by inquiring into the history of his case (ix. 21): he is much dis…
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Sorgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin (iii. 29): He spake with many parables, and without a parable he spake not (iv. 33, 34). Compareiii. 5, 27; v. 26; vi. 25; vii. 91. He employs over seventy words which are found nowhere else in the New Testament. We find him preserving the identical Aramaic words uttere…
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1. Beginning (apy), without the article, showing that the expression is a kind of title. It is the beginning, not of his book, but of the facts of the Gospel. He shows from the prophets that the Gospel was to begin by the sending forth of a forerunner. : 3. A voice (dwv}). No article as A. V. and Rev., “the voice…
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Dr. Morison compares the phrases in drink, in love. 24, Us. Me and those like me. “The demons,” says Bengel, ‘‘ make common cause.” Cu. I.] MARK. 165 The Holy One of God. The demon names him as giving to the destruction the impress of hopeless certainty. 25. Hold thy peace (diwodnte). Lit., be ase) or gagged. Se…
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Cu. LJ MARK. 167 une. So in the beautiful simile of the sick father (“ Odyssey,” v., 396), “Some malignant genius has assailed him.” Compare “Odyssey,” x., 64; xi, 61. Hence, later, the phrase xara daipova is nearly equivalent to by chance. We have seen that, in Homer, the bad sense of datudrvos is the prevailing…
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37. All. All the people of Capernaum, all are seeking thee. The continuous present tense. So Rev., better than A. V. The all is peculiar to Mark. 38. Towns (xwpordres). Lit., véllage-towns, suburban towns. 41. Moved with compassion. Only Mark. Cu. IL] MARK. 169 43. Strictly charged (€u8piuncduevos). Rev., sternly…
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8. Perceived (érvyvods). The preposition ézé gives the force of fully. He was not only immediately aware of their thought, but dearly and fudly aware. Cu. IL] MARK. 171 9. Walk (wepimdres). Lit., walk about. 10. Power (é£ouclav) ; or better, authority, as Rev., in mav- gin. The word is derived from éfeore, it is …
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25. Had need. Mark adds this to the was an hungered, which is in both Matthew and Luke. The analogy lay in the necessity. The had need is generic; the was hungry is spe- cific, describing the peculiar character of the need. 26. The shewbread (rods dprous tis mpoSécews). Lit., the loaves of proposition, i.e., the l…
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1. A withered hand (é&npaypévny tiv xetpa). More cor- rectly Rev., his hand withered. The participle indicates that the withering was not congenital, but the result of accident or disease. Luke says his »ght hand. 2. They watched (craperijpouv). Imperfect tense. They kept watching. The compound verb, with rapa, by…
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When they saw (dtav é3ewpovv). More accurately as Rev., whenever they beheld. The imperfect tense denotes a repeated act. The dy in érav gives an indefinite force: as often as they might see him. 12. He charged (éveriua). The word is commonly rendered rebuke in the New Testament. In classical Greek its predom- in…
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Philip (@Acrov). Another Greek name, meaning fond of horses. In ecclesiastical legend he is said to have been a chariot-driver. Bartholomew. A Hebrew name—Bar Tolmaz, son of Tolmai. Almost certainly identical with Nathanael. Philip and Nathanael are associated by John, as are Philip and Bar- tholomew in the paral…
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CHARTER LY, 1. Again. He had taught there before. See ili. 7-9. In the sea. Mark only. There was gathered (cuvvayera). The A. V. misses Mark’s graphic use of the present, “ There 2s gathered.” So Rev. Cu. IV.] MARK. 181 7. Choked (cvvérvéay). The preposition, vv = con (to- gether), carries the idea of com-pressi…
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29. Is brought forth (wapaéo7). This rendering cannot be correct, for the verb is active, not passive, meaning to delwer up. Yence it is usually explained, shall have delivered itself up to harvest ; which is stilted and artificial. Rev. zs ripe, is a free rendering from the margin of A. V. It is, perhaps, better …
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39. Peace, be still (c1é7a, medhipwoo). Lit., be silent! be muzzled! Wrye., rather tamely, wax dumb / How much more vivid than the narratives of either Matthew or Luke is this per- sonification and rebuke of the sea as a raging monster. Ceased (éxdracev). From xézros, meaning, 1, beating ; 2, toil ; 3, weariness. …
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13. Ran (Spunoev). The verb indicates hasty, headlong mo- tion. Hence, as Rev., rushed. Two Thousand. As usual, Mark alone gives the detail of number. 188 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW_TESTAMENT. [Cu. V. A steep place. But the noun has the definite article: tod Kpnuvor, the steep, as Rev. 15. See (Jewpodaw). Rev., rig…
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Of many physicians (i7o0). Lit, under ; i.e.. under the hands of. And was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. Luke’s professional pride as a physician kept him from such a statement. Compare Luke viii. 43. 190 WORD STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cu. V. 28. For she said (édeyev). Imperfect tense. She was or …
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Mighty works do show forth themselves in him (évep- yovou ai duvduess év ait). Rev., these powers work in him. As Dr. Morison observes, “ A snatch of Herod’s theology and philosophy.” He knew that John wrought no miracles when alive, but he thonght that death had put him into connection with the unseen world, and …
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Charger. See on Matt. xiv. 8. 26. Exceeding sorry. Where Matthew has sorry. 27. Mark’s favorite straightway. The king is prompt in his response. Executioner (omexovddtopa). One of Mark’s Latin words, speculator. A speculator was a guardsman, whose business it Cu. VI] MARK. 195 was to watch or spy out (speculari)…
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Spake with them (€aAnoev pet atdtov). Both Matthew and John give the simple dative, avdrois, to them. Mark’s with them is more familiar, and gives the idea of a more friendly and encouraging address. It is significant, in view of Peter’s relation to this gospel, that Mark omits the incident of Peter’s walk on the …
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3. Defiled (xowais). Lit., common ; and so Rev. in margin, Wyc., and Tynd. That is. Added by way of explanation to Gentile readers. Oft (uypq). Rev., dilegently. A word which has given critics much difficulty, and on which it is impossible to speak decisively. The Rev. gives in the margin the simplest mean- ing, …
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Pots (ecrav). Another of Mark’s Latin words, adapted from the Latin seatarius, a pint measure. Wyc., cruets. Tynd., Cruses. Brazen vessels (yarxior). More literally, copper. Tables («duwev). Omitted in some of the best manuscripts and texts, and by Rev. The A. V. is a mistranslation, the word meaning couches. If …
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22. Wickedness (crovnpiat). Plural. Rev., wickednesses. From roveiv, to toil. The adjective wovnpds means, first, op- pressed by toils ; then tn bad case or plight, from which it runs into the sense of morally bad. This conception seems to have been associated by the high-born with the life of the lower, laboring,…
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32-37, A narrative peculiar to Mark. 32. Deaf (xwov). See on Matt. ix. 32. Had an impediment in his speech (uoy:Adrov). Moéyis, with dificulty ; Nados, speaking. Not absolutely dumb. Com- pare he spake plain, ver. 35. 33. Put (€Barev). Lit., threw: thrust. 35. Plain (cpdds). Lit., rightly. So Wye. 36, Charged (d…
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29. He saith (érypéra). More correctly, he questioned or asked. So Rey.- Mark omits the commendation of Peter. See Introduction. On vy. 31-33, compare notes on Matt. xvi. 21-28. 32. He spake the saying openly. Mark only. Not as a secret or mystery, as in his words about being léfted up, or buald- ing the temple i…
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14 210 WORD STUDIES. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. [Cx xe here. “It takes up substantially the word spoken by the father, and puts it with lively emphasis, without connecting it with the further construction, in order to link its fulfilment to the petitioner’s own faith” (Meyer). We might paraphrase thus. Jesus said: “th…
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17. Running and kneeled. Two details peculiar to Mark. 18. Why callest thou, etc. Compare Matt. xix. 17. The renderings of the A. V. and Rev. Here are correct. There is no change of reading as in Matthew, where the text was altered to conform it to Mark and Luke. 22. He was sad (orvyvdcas). Applied to the sky in M…
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