I did a casual nternet search and to see if anyone else had them and I found your page. I feel a slave should have a trial with a judge to determine the punishment, and not leave it up to the master, who might just be an arbitrary lunatic. ~ The letter from the Corinthians seems to mention a few different topics, or queries. Paul Nassif and Adrienne Maloof were often seen bickering on The The UK's supply crisis puts extra pressure on Prime Minister Boris. I truly do appreciate you replying so quickly to the call for an answer and I too will pray for her and for us, again, but a part of me believes that its also okay to put an end to this. Heres my response. This article is about the context of Pauls words in 1 Corinthians 7 and about the faulty idea, held by some, that because Paul does not mention abuse in 1 Corinthians 7, abuse is not a biblical reason for divorce. Beating was regarded as a teaching method in ancient cultures, both in OT & NT times. It wasnt until I found out that, 8 months after the fact, she was indeed pregnant last year with a child but didnt tell me and then subsequently hid the miscarriage from me as well. How can a wife feel emotionally connected, sexually intimate, and physically safe with a husband who beats her? He didnt give even one verse to help us, to really get it into mens skulls. Insisting a spouse stay in a harmful marriage is not an example of high moral or ethical standards or of exemplary righteousness.. Paul Hill married Courtney Kennedy, daughter of the late Bobby Kennedy and niece of the late John F Kennedy. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. God will show you treasures hidden in the darkness Isaiah 45:3. But such people will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you (1 Cor. I believe Jesuss teaching on divorce is commonly misunderstood. And insisting that a person endure a marriage where the other spouse is violent and habitually cruel to their partner or to their children is the opposite of what Jesus wants for his followers. I grew up seeing my Mom be beaten, and having my Christian father abandon us both. The bestiality example you gave is the opposite of what I meant. Here is his reply: It is true that Exo.21.10f does not specifically outlaw abuse, and it is tricky finding this in rabbininic literature. I made a terrible mistake, and now I feel so lost. At the time, according to UPI, the previously married Courtney, who was 11 when her dad was assassinated, was working as U.N. ambassador for Eastern Europe on the AIDS Foundation. (More on this here.). I hope your wife is receiving counselling about it. Hmm, Exodus 21:26-27 seems to only set the slave free in case he is maimed (loses an eye, as an example). Marg, I maintain that 1 Corinthians 7:15 allows divorce for abuse. (I also think this situation is implicit in 1 Cor. For your Maker is your Husband the Lord Almighty is His name Isaiah 54:5. But enough were doing this for Paul to write about it. The Bible does not mention every scenario where divorce is acceptable, but it does indicate that neglect was a valid reason for divorce in ancient Israelite society (Exod. I am scared but want a divorce and she has signed papers making it effective. How do I find rest and peace about this? I will be writing a post on my blog in the future about the subject matter on divorce and hope you will read it. They are David Instone-Brewer who wrote the book Divorce and Remarriage. He writes, if you do get married, you have not sinned, and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. I dont have time to add more names and more quotations, but there are many more theologians and clergymen who did not condone physical abuse. Exodus 21:10-11 specifies that the sold woman left without any payment (her father didnt have to repay any part of her price) and, more importantly, it implies that the husband couldnt sell her on to someone else. Married Marriage End; Karen Hi Barbara, I havent read your book but am willing to do so. What doesnt make sense to me is these few verses: 3Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses? 4Have you not read, He replied, that He who made them made them from the beginning male and female, 5and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one? In this passage, Paul uses the example of marriage law as an analogy to illustrate that we have died to the law and now belong to Jesus. Abuse Defined: What is Domestic Violence? Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of the Church of England, made this statement under the heading The Crime of Ill-treatment is also a Cause of Divorce. It was presented to the English Parliament in March 1553: If a man is cruel to his wife and displays excessive harshness of word and of deed toward her, as long as there is any hope for improvement, the ecclesiastical judge is to reason with him, rebuking his excessive violence, and if he cannot prevail by admonitions and exhortations, he is to compel him not to inflict any violent injury on his wife, and to treat her as the intimate union of marriage requires by making him pledge bail or by taking guarantees. How many times has Paul Jennings Hill been divorced? Opinions like those of John Chrysostoms (that wife beating should never ever be for any reason) are rare, and only until the Protestant Reformation and beyond do we see attitudes begin to change. The fact that some church leaders have so much power is the opposite of what Jesus wanted for the community of his followers. Heres what you need to know about Paul Hill: Saoirse Kennedy Hill with her father Paul Hill. (The wife is lumped in.) It could be that one party in the marriage has All for her moral good and the salvation of her soul! (And being allowed to lock women up under house arrest was still an approved means of chastisement even then.). Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Also, separation and divorce were practically the same thing in Roman Corinth. Marg, do you know scripture for why Jesus came as a man and is the image of God? It also addresses purchased slave wives, and commands that if the husband diminished her food, clothing or marriage rights, she was to be set free. The couple lived in America and on the west coast So Im familiar with all those links. Paul Hill grew up in West Belfast, in northern Ireland, as part of a divided religious household. The trial's judge handed Hill a life sentence, 3. Other scholars are Pastor Rick Walston Something Happened on the Way to Happily Ever After, Pastor William Luck Divorce and Remarriage Pastor Bob Yandian One Flesh and few others. Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. Thats me. [4] 1 Corinthians 7:39:A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. Teresa, There are several verses that show that men and women are made in the image of God and bear his glory. Remarriage discouraged, despite Pauls counsel in 1 Tim 5. The pair bonded over their shared sense of loss. The Bible does not cover every human experience, even significant experiences. He then laments about the treacherous treatment of some husbands to their wives. I like your idea about eviction notice for apolu and leaving for chriz. 11:7), What Timothy knew about Pauls theology of ministry, Pauls words on divorce, and leaving an abusive marriage. Desertion was an allowable legal reason for divorce, but William Perkins, English clergyman and Cambridge theologian, wanted the law to go further. For further reading, I recommend the following links: 1) My Only Comfort, a blog by Pastor Sam Powell, especially the posts tagged with abuse. Here is a direct link to all the abuse posts. If we are not to even eat with them, how on earth are we nevertheless expected (by some) to stay married to them?? Mr Hill and Ms Kennedy married in 1993 four years after the Irishman was released from prison after wrongly serving 15 years behind bars. I cant get off the hamster wheel. I find it hard to fit that fact with the idea that there were some in the Corinthian congregation who were actually renouncing marriage and sex. The congregation may simply have been exposed to some false teaching from itinerant teachers [false teachers], and they wanted Pauls advice so they could nip the false ideas in the bud. And since in most cultures a husband would beat his wife if she materially neglects him (not doing her chores, i.e., failure to feed and clothe him), the Torah is permitting divorce instead. There was no need for the wife to get herself dirty by pouring liquid on the midden (though admittedly the meaning of this is uncertain) and refusing to let her visit her family was similarly cruel. He acknowledges that Moses allowed for divorce, but this was a concession; it was not the ideal, as at creation, which is that no married couple separates. This instruction is straightforward and easy to understand and is not at all vague. Your email address will not be published. Unless you have an idea? God does care about wives! By the way, I agree with you that Paul prefers celibacy for himself, and he encourages those who can maintain long-term celibacy to refrain from marriage. Does the Bible say that God punishes people who get divorced? I cant get the image of Russian peasants gang-beating a wife who looked at her husband disrespectfully out of my head. Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Paul Hill conquered his fears in honor of his late daughter Saoirse Kennedy Hill . Herbert Palmer, another Puritan, wanted the law to allow a woman to separate from a violent husband. .. I was thinking that being childless was the, or a, catalyst for the misery you are both experiencing. I think youve misunderstood the premise of the article, Kevron. So to say, as some do, that abuse is not a permissible reason for divorce, is an argument from silence and it is invalid. And can we consider the possibility that wife-beating simply was not specified in the Bible because everybody already knew it was wrong, and thus didnt need to be said? Am I missing something here? I read all the comments and was surprised that noone mentioned this. I believe based on the liberty in Christ you can divorce and remarry in domestic violence situations. Jesus came to deal with the problem of sin and, with the Holy Spirits help, there is again the potential for unity, mutuality and love between all people, regardless of their sex. down under from 1963 1967. Explore how the celebrity world connects. Let alone New Testament times? I know its not exactly what your looking for in terms of a verse that says specifically husbands do not abuse your wife, but I think if its such a huge deal that God wanted to end mankind over it, its not acceptable. Paul says that celibacy (at least for many people) is difficult AND marriage is difficult. Just an observation . I wish I handt gotten into church history, let alone asked how they used to handle things. Exapostell, however, is not used in the NT to mean divorce. How do I get my faith in God back? There are many wise scriptures in Proverbs and the Psalms to direct us towards safety. A timeline of Christina Hall's romantic life, from divorcing Tarek El Moussa to her custody battle with Ant Anstead. But if she does separate (chriz), she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. This particularly highlights and sums up how I am feeling about this entire situation. He told me that he was not aware of any such evidence. Five members of the public were killed. Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Man and woman as the image and glory of God (1 Cor. His Rules of Marriage recommending beating a wife are for real. We must take all scriptures into context and learn about the heart of God. This idea is more plainly stated a few verses later, If any man thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to [by not getting married], if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage, and he feels he should marryhe can do what he wants. Im sure there are others, but these others are in the minority. He will sustain you on a daily basis. Trust Jesus as your Savior. I think its interesting that Israelite and Jewish wives are never told to be submissive to their husbands in the Hebrew Bible. No nicey nicey spankings.) On the other hand, the Middle Assyrian laws explicitly give a man the right to beat his wife. I hope you understand why I am thinking on this subject. I come from a very strict church and marriage to submit to headship of man. Corbyn campaigned for the Four's release, One of the men charged with the murder of Caroline Slater, one of the five people killed when a bomb planted by IRA terrorists exploded in the Horse and Groom public house, Guildford, arriving at court at Guildford. Im referring to later times after no-fault divorce was eliminated after Constantine, of course. Mutuality in Marriage (1 Corinthians 7). He just left us all to be beaten. 15:12, 14). Exodus 21 vs 10-11, I Cor 5 vs 1-11 and 1 Cor 6 vs 9-11. Almost forgot. I find it impossible to believe that a woman beloved of God himself, a co-heir of eternal life,has fewer rights than a slave in Old Testament times. She wrote: I wish I handt gotten into church history, let alone asked how they used to handle things. There were still Reformers who were okay with physical chastisement of wives. He is one of what is called the Guildford Four. The others were Gerry Conlon, Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson. Even if we still end up taking different views, I appreciate your willingness to dialogue. (We have many Christian texts from the mid-first century that shows (usually) women refusing sex and leaving their husbands.) Paul Hill was released from prison in 1989 after serving 15 years in prison for what are called the 1974 Guildford pub bombings and for the murder of an ex British solider. Or are there? Repent honestly before God to each other and to him. The establishments were frequented by British soldiers. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. Factionalism in the Corinthian Church, on several fronts, was a major concern for Paul. Ive written about this, and more, with links to primary sources, here: https://margmowczko.com/chastity-salvation-1-timothy-215/ Theres also early evidence for church orders of virgins and widows (IgnSm 13:1 cf. My exact search words were I am desperately unhappy in my marriage but God doesnt permit divorce. Something similar was also happening in Ephesus and Crete also.). I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate. Marg, thanks for replying. ~ Not all the Corinthians were having sex with prostitutes, and not all the Corinthians were giving up on sex. Ireland, Advertisement Paul Newman broke up his family and revealed that he was ashamed of his decision. Paul Hill, the father of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, was wrongfully convicted of IRA bombings. She was only 22-years-old when she died on August 1, 2019 at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. Whatever you do, dont ask what I did: Are the Eastern Orthodox better, since they have divorce? The Greek word of divorce is apostasion which refers to a written bill of divorcement. He sits there and his parents and his brother leave, and hes left there to finish it. In Matthew 18:6 Jesus says that it would be better for a millstone to be tied around somebodys neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea than the fate that presumably awaits those who cause one of the little ones who believes in Jesus to stumble. Her memory lives on in the work of her former husband and their children. If God was physically beating me, or mentally tormenting me, I would not be drawn to Him. CA, its also worth reminding ourselves that Jesus said his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Its important to understand these contexts of Jesus teaching. 7:40). Gosh, this stinks. It was Courtneys The Irish Post delivers all the latest Irish news to our online audience around the globe. Celibacya good thing, according to Jesus and Paul (Matt 19:11-12; 1 Cor 7:7), although it came to be viewed as a badge of spirituality. Specifically, according to The Los Angeles Times, he had been accused in the Irish Republican Army bombing of pubs in the city of Guildford and London district of Woolwich and also confessed to the IRA killing of ex-soldier Brian Shaw, a confession eventually ruled inadmissible because it was made under duress. Updated: October 8, 2011. Since they practiced debt slavery back then, perhaps it was presumed that the slave wasnt doing the work he owed the master to pay his debts, and the master therefore has the right to beat the slave into doing the work, so long as he doesnt maim him? ~ Levirate marriage was an Israelite custom, tied to inheritance, and was uncommon among Jewish people. A Christian can I feel so lost. And lets look at the definition of violence: noun It was really stupid of me to read ecclesiastical court cases. God, Jesus, and Paul all have things to say about divorce. I am really sorry for the distress you are experiencing. Either the man sent his wife away (= divorce) in the sense of v. 12, or else either of them left the other (= to separate). Fee, First Corinthians, 293. But he wont finish it. Thank you. 7:10-11). 2) Unholy Charade, a blog by Pastor Jeff Crippen, another pastor who truly gets it about abuse: 3) Leslie Vernick has some excellent resources: 4) The Boundaries series of books by Henry Cloud, especially Boundaries in Marriage. This is an excellent resource. 6:9-11; cf. [3] Ive written about the different Greek terms Paul uses for divorce in the postscript below. My heart goes out to Clockwork Angel who has commented on this blog. Paul doesnt consider marital abuse in 1 Corinthians 7. Abandonment, alienation, abuse, and adultery are reasons that God honors if divorce occurs. Why? However, Frier and McGinn note on page 32 of their book that when a Roman citizen wanted to marry someone with a different social status, permission from the Roman state was required. 7:8). Divorce was not uncommon and it was relatively stigma-free among the Romans. Jesus on Divorce, Remarriage and Adultery To me, it makes very good sense of the text. In my judgment,she is happier if she stays as she isand I think that I too have the Spirit of God. Pauls words here in 1 Cor. They may not have had any cases in their own congregation of married believers actually eschewing sex and/or divorcing their spouses because they thought sex was not spiritual. Powered by. Great post again. I only know of two men, John Piper and Paige Patterson, who do not denounce the physical abuse of wives as totally unacceptable. 7:28). See also 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. But actually, I wrote you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister and is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Although I know that I made the right decision to protect my children and myself, I struggle through different passages of Scripture. Just because men have disregarded Pauls instructions doesnt mean that Paul was vague. In 1 Peter 3:7, Peter tells husbands to be gentle with their wives and to honour them. That is how I reason it out. William Perkins, Christian Oeconomie, Or, A Short Survey of the Right Manner of Erecting and Ordering a Familie According to the Scriptures. Your text to Marg reveals the anxiety, distraught emotions, uncertainty, and lack of peace you are experiencing. I cant see that Paul was vague. Broken Heart Bleeding by Vishnu Vijayan(Pixabay), God on Divorce (Malachi 2:16) Why didnt God make it explicit about divorce and remarriage being allowed in domestic violence as He did with adultery? Hi Marg. In this situation, is it really a sin to divorce? Which leads me back to, where in the Bible is physical abuse truly forbidden? Im not saying this is a better translation, just a nuance that our English vocabulary isnt showing. 21:10-11). I dont get the impression that you really understand my whole position. Did you cite any of those texts in your reply? In the Old Testament, Malachi 3 CSB, God laments that Judah has been unfaithful to him. He begins and ends the chapter by referring to not having sex (1 Cor. The New York Times and other publications have reported that its believed Saoirse died of an overdose, although her cause of death has not yet been confirmed by the family or authorities. I cannot claim to be innocent far from it as Paul wrote to the Corinthians but I most often have acted out of self defense. But, its a very roundabout way of getting there. But none of this has anything to do with the fact that abuse is a valid reason for divorce. For your Maker is your Husband the Lord Almighty is His name Isaiah 54:5. My article is about Pauls words on divorce which were given in a context that was vastly different from the lives of bronze-age Israelites. Why wouldnt God put in better protections in Torah so that women wouldnt have to worry about being beaten? Pauls advice in 1 Corinthians 7 must be understood with these tensions between celibacy, marital sex, and immorality in mind. They put preservation of hierarchy above our safety. The church has got a lot of things horrendously wrong. Would love your thoughts, please comment. A Christian can divorce a spouse who claims to be a Christian but is sexually immoral, a drunk, or verbally abusive, etc. However, a person who divorces an abusive spouse and latermeets and marries someone may not necessarily be committing adultery. https://cryingoutforjustice.blog/2014/10/10/the-bible-does-allow-divorce-for-domestic-abuse/. The text needs to be heard in its own historical context before it is applied to broader contexts. David fled from Saul for protection. The article is not about divorce and remarriage. Paul Hill. Both are difficult, says Paul. Paul and Linda were married for 29 years before she died of breast cancer at 56. Again, Instone-Brewer acknowledges that the opinions for emotional abuse as grounds based on this passage came later. 7:1) and staying single (1 Cor. Hi Marg, what Im confused about is in verses Matt 19: 7-8. God will teach and guide you John 6:45. This led to more wrongful convictions, the newspaper reported, and forensic evidence that could have helped clear them was kept from the jury at their original trial, as were witnesses who came forward to provide them with alibis. Hill says he was beaten, dangled out a window, and his family was threatened to force false confessions. Corporal punishment was common back then. Im terribly sorry to dump this on your blog. Alas it would appear that nothing has been gleaned from the many miscarriages of justice, especially those with political overtones., However, Hill said: We now live in an age in which you can disappear into a black hole, be held without charge indefinitely and subject to torture, whilst Ivy League educated politicians play verbal gymnastics, with the meaning of the word.. He told them, Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning. Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's uncle in law was, Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's aunt-by-marriage was, Paul Hill's former grandfather in law was, Paul Hill's former grandmother in law was, Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's uncle-by-marriage was, Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's aunt in law was, Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's aunt in law is, Paul Hill's former wife Courtney Kennedy Hill's aunt-by-marriage is. Language about divorce may have changed during the 300 odd years between the translation of Deuteronomy in the LXX to the writing of the Gospels. Saoirse Kennedy Hill: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com They only allowed separations, not divorce, and only if the husband was maiming his wife or chasing her around with a weapon. 7:7). How many abusers beat the snot out of their spouse in silence? However, one particular marriage and divorce, involving Manasseh, the brother of the high priest, may have been Gods words in Malachi 2. Biblion apostasiou (certificate of divorce) occurs in both the LXX and NT. Irish In Britain, This scriptures you cite seem just as speculative as Wayne Grudems. Im still probing Dr. Instone-Brewer about this. Is it not those who are inside that you are to judge? ), Paul advocated for singleness and celibacy, but he knew it wasnt for everyone (1 Cor. Fall in love with God all over again and put Him above all else. I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery. (More on this here.). Your Creator knows what you need and what is best for you. In fact, I do not mention remarriage in this article. Become a Patron! You do not abuse someone you honour. To expand on my comment above on that topic, if we are not to associate with someone who claims to be a brother but is (habitually and unrepentantly) sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer [verbal abuser], a drunkard or a swindler. I want my life back. Ive shared this on my Facebook page here. My hearts breaks for both of you. Its still a common belief in Africa, loads of Asia, and, of course, the Middle East. How do I trust God with this information? Or that a purchased slave wife is not given adequate food, clothing or marriage rights she is to be set free, but again if a husband beats up his wife she is required to stay in the marriage? _______. Havent you read, [Jesus] replied, that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female, and he also said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? There was a short period of time where Jewish women in medieval times could force their husbands to divorce them for wife beating (the courts would beat the husband to give her the get). Not only had some married people renounced sex, some were also leaving their spouses. Thank you. No, theyre actually meaner. The testing of our faith is how we grow to become mature and complete, not lacking anything James 1:3-4. My NT reading was 1 Corinthians 7 this morning. My approach to Pauls words on divorce in 1 Cor. All my articles on divorce are here. 7:10-16; cf. And breaking vows is problematic. Bruce W. Frier and Thomas A. McGinn, A Casebook on Roman Family Law (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004), 26. A master beats snot out of a slave, and under Gods law the slave is set free. In the second-century Apocryphal Acts, there are several stories of Christian women rejecting sex with their husbands for the sake of piety. Its a common and broadly accepted idea, one that is held by numerous scholars of the highest ilk, too many to mention. The handsome 28-year-old was making his Broadway debut in the play Picnic. Admit it should not have happened. I have endured physical, mental and psychological abuses for years over this to the point where I have simply wanted a divorce but felt God would punish me for my sins. Im more grateful than words can adequately express for those who are publicly standing in the gap to speak truth into a system that has tragically been used by the church to pressure submission in the worst of cases. I would want to run and flee just like David fled Saul for protection. His grandfather was a British soldier who had endured hardship as a prisoner of the Japanese during the Second World War, Independent reports, adding that his dad served in Korea in the Royal Navy. [3], Paul explicitly states that the Lord commands that a wife should not separate, but Paul then makes an allowance for the very thing the Lord forbids. He sent Jesus to die for us while we were sinners. ?you brought a focus on the original context of this that I wasnt thinking about, and I appreciate your work. Theyre the equivalent of Russias Domostroy that recommends similar treatment. Also, if it makes you feel better, my article does not rest at all on Exodus 21:10-11. The judge's chief regret was that he couldn't hang the three men. Paul Hill was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1954, the son of a mixed-religion marriage, and he decided to head to the mainland It was even illegal in Roman law. See FameChain's massive Trump family tree. People need to be cared for, protected, and loved, and not unwillingly sacrificed for an ideal. Exapostell is typically used in the LXX (Greek Old Testament) for divorce and it literally means send away (e.g., Deut 24:1; Isa 50:1; Jer 3:8; Mal 2:16). Soviet support for the Four left Thatcher enraged, 10. That is why I was a little shocked and somewhat upset when I looked up the passage you quoted in Exodus. Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore also believes abuse justifies divorce and Beth Moore as spoken out against Christians who treat divorce like the worst of all sins even in cases of abuse. I appreciate youre comments on I cor 7. So the idea of a man marrying his brothers widow (who would typically have become the mans second wife) would have been weird and illegal in Corinth. It was no help to me. If we substituted eviction notice for apoluo and leaving for chorizo in this passage I think we get a bit of a feel for why these words were chosen. Mean divorce 6 vs 9-11 `` in a flat above the shop '' when he becomes king the.. 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