Are you going through a difficult time in life? Do you need some encouragement and strength? Sometimes it seems as if all hope is gone. When you struggle with larger-than-life obstacles, it can be quite helpful to turn towards God. The following list of Bible quotes on strength will give you the necessary determination and courage to free yourself from the challenges you’re confronted with. You may also like our collection of faith strengthening Christian quotes.
The power of God’s word can be quite astonishing. It can give you courage when confronted with fears and determination when struggling with the challenges of the world. Even more so, God’s word can give you direction and can prove to be an invaluable guide showing you how to live a righteous life.
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. ”
Psalm 28:7
The distance between God and humans is beyond measure. It is simply not possible for humans to comprehend God fully. What makes this even more difficult is that we as humans are born ignorant. For this reason, we depend on God for revelation and insight.
This collection of Bible quotes on strength will give you courage and determination
From the beginning of mankind, humans did not know why they were created and that God exists. For this reason, God inspired a multitude of individuals who collectively wrote the 69 books of the Bible. Without divine help, we wouldn’t be able to fully understand life and the reason why we exist. For this reason, we need to consult the Bible to get to know God and to start building a relationship with God.
101 Encouraging Bible Quotes on Strength
If we start following the word of God, we can change our life to the better. God and his inspired word can transform us from an ignorant sinner to a righteous, God-fearing person. The following Bible quotes on strength will give you the necessary confidence to confront evil and to overcome temptation.
Enjoy reading this collection of Bible quotes on strength
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“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”
Psalm 46:1-3
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“LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.”
Isaiah 33:2
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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
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“This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
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“God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:26
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“Strengthening the hearts of the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith, and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”
Acts 14:22
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“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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“For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13
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“I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.”
Psalms 116:1-2
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“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:12
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“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10
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“This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
Isaiah 30:15
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“We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.”
1 Corinthians 4:10
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“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Isaiah 41:10
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“And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”
Acts 3:16
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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
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“The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
Isaiah 40:28-29
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“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
Psalm 28:7
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“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 4:10
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“Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.”
Philippians 1:12-14
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“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Isaiah 40:30-31
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“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”
Habakkuk 3:19
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“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
1 Corinthians 16:13
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“The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him a habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”
Exodus 15:2
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“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.”
1 Timothy 1:12
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“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
Romans 15:1
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“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.”
Psalm 28:7-8
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“For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.”
2 Corinthians 13:9
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“The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.”
Psalm 28:8
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“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10
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“Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.”
Isaiah 26: 3-4
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“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”
Psalm 32:7-8
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“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace.”
Luke 11:21
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“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
Isaiah 30:15
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“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
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“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4:13
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“The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1-3
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“Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”
2 Timothy 2:1
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“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 12:2
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“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
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“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
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“Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:6,8
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“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:13
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“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 62:1-2
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“The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!”
Exodus 15:2
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“The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3
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“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.”
Isaiah 52:1
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“Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”
Ephesians 6:10
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“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.”
Psalm 34:17
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“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
1 Peter 5:10
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“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
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“Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
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“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
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“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13
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“Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10
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“For the Lord your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
Deuteronomy 20:4
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“Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known.”
Matthew 10:26
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“But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.”
2 Timothy 4:17
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“It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.”
Psalms 18:32
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“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:4
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“God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.”
Habakkuk 3:19
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“Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.”
Isaiah 54:4
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“And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.”
Joshua 10:25
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“Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.”
1 Chronicles 22:13
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“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.”
Joshua 1:6
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“Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.”
Job 36:5
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“Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
Deuteronomy 33:25
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“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”
Ephesians 6:10
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“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
Psalms 27:14
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“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.”
1 Corinthians 16:13
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“When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.”
Psalm 138:3
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“Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.”
Psalms 84:5
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“When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?”
Psalm 56:3-4
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“Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense and the God of my mercy.”
Psalms 59:17
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“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
Romans 5:6
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“In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul”
Psalms 138:3
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“Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation”
Exodus 15:13
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“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
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“He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts”
Luke 1:51
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“In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also”
Psalms 95:4
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“Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth”
Psalms 71:9
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“Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.”
Psalms 96:6
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“The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity”
Proverbs 10:29
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“The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies”
Psalms 110:2
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“But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.”
Psalms 37:39
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“And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.”
Numbers 13:20
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“In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God”
Psalms 62:7
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“Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.”
Isaiah 26:4
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“For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted”
Psalms 89:17
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“Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.”
1 Chronicles 16:27
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“For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.”
Psalms 18:39
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“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
2 Timothy 1:7
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“He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail”
1 Samuel 2:9
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“Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!”
1 Chronicles 16:11
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“Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power”
Psalms 65:6
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“A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.”
Proverbs 24:5
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“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”
Psalms 19:14
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“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.”
Proverbs 18:10
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“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.”
Psalm 9:9-10
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“LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.”
Psalm 22:19
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“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10
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