The message is treasure in Christ,
beyond compare. Treasure in Christ, beyond compare. Now man ever since, well, we've
often heard of the pirates going and taking coins and hiding treasure,
and people searching for their treasure, and there's people
who are treasure searchers nowadays, and they seek a treasure, And
sometimes they spend their whole life trying to find a treasure
and never finding it. Never finding it. Well, beloved,
there's a treasure in these pages. There's a treasure within these
pages. And God makes man to seek that
treasure. And God reveals Himself, that
treasure, to poor, wretched sinners. And that treasure is the Lord
Jesus Christ in Him alone. He is a treasure. And He is treasure beyond compare. Proverbs 8, verses 17 to 21.
Look at this. I love them that love me. And those that seek me early
shall find me. Riches and honor are with me. Yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold.
Yea, than fine gold. And my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness
in the midst of the path of judgment that I may cause and notice the
verbiage here. I lead in the way of righteousness
in the midst of the path of judgment and then notice the verbiage
again that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance
and I will fill their treasures. I will fill their treasures.
Beloved, this passage before us is absolutely rich in the
mercy of God's free and sovereign grace. It's very evident here
before us the mercy of God towards His people. Now, we cannot imagine
what awaits us in glory. Scriptures declare that I have
not seen nor heard the things that God has prepared for those
that love Him. We can't even fathom it, can we? things that
await God's people. But we do know that Jesus Christ,
our Lord, is our exceeding reward. He's our exceeding reward. And
all our needs, all that a sinner needs is in Christ. And the believer has all their
needs filled in Christ. Everything. Everything that we
need spiritually and he gives us all that we have to But all
that we need spiritually to be in the presence of God Is all
in Christ Jesus and Paul in the letter of the Colossians which
we've been studying on Wednesday nights brings out that very fact
that the supremacy of And the all-sufficiency, and that's the
key. That's the key. Brother Matt brought that up
really well this morning in Sunday School. That it's all of Christ's
work. It's all of what He does. Nothing
what we do. And He is the all-sufficient
Savior of life. He's all we need. And in Him
is all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. It's all in Him. In Christ, the believer has all
spiritual blessings. Turn, if you would, to Ephesians
1.3. Let's look at this verse. It's very clear in here. The
believer has all spiritual blessings. Now, in our natural state, what
are we? We're absolutely bankrupt, aren't we? In our natural state,
we're totally bankrupt. We have nothing to offer to God.
For our salvation, for our justification, for our redemption, we have nothing. But beloved, in Christ, Scripture
plainly declares here that we have all spiritual blessings
in Christ. We cannot justify ourselves in
our natural state, can we? We cannot redeem ourselves in
our natural state. We can't sanctify ourselves in
our natural state. We can't pay for our sins in
our natural state. We can't pay for our sins ever.
We can't enter into God's presence on our own basis, because we're
sinners. We're born sinners. We come into this world dead
in trespasses and sins. But we who believe, we've been
redeemed by the precious blood of the Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And Scripture declares, look at Ephesians 1.3, what Scripture
declares of God's people. Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ. And notice where these blessings
come from and who they come from. They come from God the Father.
Who has blessed us with what? All spiritual blessings. All. Note that word, beloved. All.
That means there's nothing left for us to do. All spiritual blessings are in
Christ, in Christ Jesus the Lord. And we preach and proclaim this
and men scratch their head and say, well, there's nothing for
me to do. No, there's nothing for you to do. It's all in Christ. Salvation is of the Lord or it's
not salvation. It's all his work, and the believer
has all spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ. And
where Christ is, we will one day be with him. As Brother Henry
said, where the head is, the body soon follows. The body soon
falls. We have a we have a rich treasure,
beloved, a treasure, a treasure that's inconceivable to our minds
in Christ. The scripture here declares that
he had blessed us believers. And remember, this is the other
key. Paul's writing to believers, isn't he? And he says to us here,
we who believe that God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings
in Christ. What a treasure. What a treasure,
beloved. The wealthy ones of the world
are but outwardly and temporarily rich. But beloved, the believer
in Christ is rich beyond measure. I stand looking at you who are
redeemed. You're rich beyond measure in
Christ. Beyond measure. Think of this. You could gather
all the riches, right? All the riches of all the kings
who have ever lived upon this earth. And that would be a tremendous
amount of wealth, wouldn't it? All the riches. Do you know that
it would not even compare to what believers have? The treasure
that believers have in Christ Jesus our Lord wouldn't even
come close. That's how blessed God's people
are in Christ Jesus our Lord. So wealthy folks of the world
have temporary riches, beloved, but think of this. Our riches,
they're eternal. They're eternal. They're riches that cannot fade
away. They're riches that cannot be
defiled. Because they're all in Christ
Jesus, our Lord, they're all in their durable riches, and
we'll look at what that Hebrew word means. They're durable. And they're all in Christ Jesus
our Lord. And it is a treasure. What we
believers have in Christ is a treasure beyond words. Beyond words. Wisdom, as Brother John brought
out in the reading. Wisdom spoken of here in this proverb and in
other places is the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the wisdom of God. Turn if you would to 1 Corinthians
chapter 1. 1 Corinthians chapter 1. And then we'll go back, put
your finger back in Proverbs 8, because we'll go back to our
text in Proverbs 8. 1 Corinthians 1, verses 23 to 25. Wonderful little portion here.
But we preach Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block,
and unto the Greeks foolishness. Nothing's changed, has it? Nothing's changed. But unto them
which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of
God, O to we who are called by God. He is the power of God,
Christ, and the wisdom of God. But look at this, verse 25. Because
the foolishness of God is wiser than man, and the weakness of
God is stronger than man. What an indictment upon the wisdom
of man. My. So let us look again at the
portion of scripture that in Proverbs chapter 8 and I pray
again that as always that the Holy Spirit will illuminate the
scriptures for us and teach us teach us the things of Christ
that we might grow in the grace and knowledge and truth of him
and that if God wills that perchance one of his lost sheep would be
given eyes to see Christ and ears to hear the wonderful news
of the gospel of God's free grace which is in Christ Jesus and
him alone. Proverbs 8, verse 17. I love them that love me.
I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall
find me. Now this wonderful verse here before us proclaims the
precious truth of God's everlasting love. His everlasting love to
His people, to His sheep, to His elect, and it's all in Christ
Jesus and Him alone. We know that from Ephesians 1,
3, that all spiritual blessings are in Christ. We tie those two
together. Christ loved us before we loved
Him. Think of that. He loved us when
we were dead in trespasses and sins. He loves us. He loves His people
with an everlasting love. He loves us before we loved Him. And note, the ones He loves will
what? Seek Him. They'll seek Him. They'll be
made willing. They'll flee to Christ. So we have here the Lord
proclaiming His everlasting love towards His people. Turn, if
you would, to Psalm 5. Psalm 5. We have here before us the
Lord proclaiming His everlasting love towards His people. And
he's speaking to the regenerate here, to the exclusion of the
wicked whom he hates. Look at Psalm 5 verses 4 to 6. So in 17, Proverbs 17, he's speaking
to his people, to his sheep. Look at what Psalm 5 verses 4
to 6 proclaims. For thou art not a God that hath
pleasure in wickedness. Neither shall evil dwell with
thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight. Thou hatest all
workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that
speak lesen. The Lord will abhor the bloody
and deceitful man. And then in Psalm 11, verse 5,
Scripture declares this. Psalm 11, verse 5. The Lord trieth the righteous,
but the wicked in him that loveth violence his soul hated. Now
contrast that with our text in Proverbs 8, 17. I love them.
that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.
The elect are spoken of in verse 17 of Proverbs 8. I love them
that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.
1 John 4, 19 says this, we love him because he first loved us. Oh, see the unity of scripture.
It all ties in together. It all ties in. Why do we who
are saved love him? Because he first loved us. And
let us note here, too. Let us note when it says, I love
them that love me. Absolutely none of us, by our
nature and birth, by our first birth, none of us love God. None of us seek God. We love
him because we are drawn by his irresistible love. Turn, if you
would, to Jeremiah 31. We love Him because we are drawn
by His irresistible love to us. Jeremiah 31, verses 1 to 3. Look at these marvelous verses. At the same time, saith the Lord,
will I be the God of all the families of Israel? Now the God
that you hear people talk about out in religion, right? That's
a God who wants to but can't, right? He's just waiting for
people. And this is what the scripture
declares. Look what it says. At the same
time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of
Israel, and they, what, shall be my people. That's God talking. That's God speaking. His elect
will come to Him. They will. They shall be His
people. Thus saith the Lord, the people
which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness.
Beloved, we have found grace in the wilderness of this world,
in Christ Jesus our Lord, and nowhere else. Even Israel, when
I went to cause him to rest, What a rest we have in Christ
and he causes us to rest the Lord at the period of old and
here's speaking of the everlasting love The Lord of a period of
old unto me. Yay. I have loved thee what with
an everlasting love Now ponder that God's people Have been loved With an everlasting
love a love that spans eternity A love that goes to everlasting
and is from everlasting to everlasting. It'll never change either. Think of how we were in our natural
state. God's love never changed. His love was set upon us from
eternity. What a treasure. What a treasure
we have in Christ Jesus, our Lord. And then it says, therefore,
with what loving kindness have I drawn. Oh, the mercy of God and through
the Lord Jesus Christ and him alone. He's loved this people
with an everlasting love. And with loving kindness, he
draws us to Christ. One commentator said this about
seeking the Lord. We seek not by impulse from within. When it says in Proverbs 8, 17,
I love them that love me and those that seek me early shall
find me. I thought this was a great statement. He said we seek not
by the impulse from within, but by grace from above. Grace that's
given the only reason we seek the Lord is because we've been
given the grace to seek the Lord. It's not natural for us. But
when God regenerates us, when we're born again to the Holy
Spirit of God, we seek Christ. We seek Him. Now we will come to the passage
speaking of the treasure we have in the Lord Jesus Christ. Look
at here, verses 18 to 21. Riches in honor are with me,
yea, durable riches in righteousness. My fruit is better than gold,
yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in
the way of righteousness in the midst of the paths of judgment,
that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and
I will fill their treasures. Turn, if you would, over to Matthew,
chapter 13. Matthew, chapter 13. Where we'll
look at the treasure we have in Christ in two parables. And
then we'll go back to Proverbs, chapter 8. Matthew 13, but keep your finger
on Proverbs 8. Matthew 13, the parable of the
hidden treasure. Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto a treasure. Matthew 13, verse 44. Again,
the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in a field.
The witch, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof
goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth the field. This man, perhaps he was plowing
or digging in the field, has found the treasure. Here's the field. And Christ is the treasure. Now think of this. He may have
just been plowing or digging. But he found the treasure hid
in the field, and it was purposed by God that he would find that,
that he would find that. This man was not looking for
it. As far as we know, he wasn't looking for it. And yet he found it. Oh, beloved,
is it not written, I am sought of them that ask not for me? I am found of them that sought
me not. Behold, behold me, behold me
unto a nation that was not called by my name, Isaiah 65, 1. What a picture, beloved. The
treasure is Christ, hid in the field of the scriptures, hid
from the wise and the prudent, hid from the wise and the prudent
and revealed unto babes. Revealed unto babes. And we only
see this when God the Holy Spirit regenerates us. Then the Lord Jesus Christ becomes
what to us? Everything. A treasure beyond
words. A treasure beyond words. The
pearl of great price. And the Gospel reveals Christ
who is a treasure and wealth far beyond gold and silver. far
beyond any precious diamonds and stones. And in Christ, again,
we have all spiritual blessings, all of them. We have great and exceeding precious
promises in Christ Jesus the Lord. From who? The Father. And
it's all in Christ. And we see in the next two verses
the same principle in the parable of the Pearl of Great Price.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man seeking
goodly pearls, who when he hath found one pearl of great price,
went and sold all that he had, and bought it. When we have Christ revealed
to us, beloved, we have found the pearl of great price. a pearl
of great price. And we'll turn our backs upon
objects or things that might otherwise once have been desirable
to us in our natural state. And things that used to be desirous
to us, no more have the hold upon us that they used to. Because
Christ is now everything to the believer. Everything. Truly to the believer in Christ,
He is a treasure beyond measure. Paul pens out to the believer
in Colossians 3.11. Scripture declares, where there
is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian,
Scythian, bond nor free, but Christ is all in all. He is everything. He is a treasure
beyond words to us, beloved. beyond words. And as I said,
people search and search, spend their whole lives searching for
treasures out there in the world, and then they perish. But beloved,
what a treasure we have, and it's all being revealed to us
in Christ Jesus our Lord. And we weren't seeking it. We
weren't seeking it. Oh my, what a Savior we have.
Beloved, salvation is full and free. and in Christ Jesus our
Lord, who is the pearl of great price. Turn, if you would, to
Isaiah 55. Again, we come without money
and without price. Empty-handed, bankrupt sinners,
don't we? To Christ. Look at Isaiah 55,
verses 1 to 3. Oh, everyone that thirsteth,
come ye to the waters. And he that hath no money, come,
ye buy and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price. Salvation is free. Wherefore
do you spend your money for that which is not bread? That's works-based
religion. And labor for that which satisfieth
not. Man's labors will never satisfy
God. Hearken diligently unto me, and
eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself
in fatness, O beloved." God's people delight in the Lord Jesus
Christ and Him alone. We delight in what He's done
for us. All His mighty works. Incline
your ear. and come unto me. He gives us
here in ears and and we've we come to Christ and here and your
soul shall live and I will make an everlasting covenant with
you. Even the sure mercies of David. Second Corinthians, four,
seven scripture declares this, but we have this treasure. Turn
if you would, if you would, their second Corinthians, four, seven.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency
of the power of God Power may be of God and not of us 1st Corinthians
4 or 2nd Corinthians 4 7. I'm sorry 2nd Corinthians 4 7
Look at this scripture here But we have this treasure and
earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and
not of us the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ beloved is a rich
treasure and It's all about the one who is the believer's treasure. That's Christ Jesus. It's all
about the one who fills our treasures as Proverbs 8.21 proclaims. And
the treasure is Christ Jesus, our Lord, with rich blessings
such as redemption, sanctification, justification. It consists of
rich and precious promises. It shows forth the riches of
God's grace and mercy, which is all in Christ. This the Gospel
does. Brother Henry Mahan says this
about the treasure being in earthen vessels, meaning the ministers
to whom God entrusts the gospel and through whom he sends the
gospel to sinners. They are weak and frail creatures,
subject to like passions and infirmities as other men. Beloved God makes the most unlikely
his instruments of grace, that he might have all the glory,
that he might have it all. that your face should not stand
in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. How abate we
speak wisdom among them that are perfect, yet not the wisdom
of this world, nor the princes of this world that come to not.
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden
wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. Christ is the wisdom of God,
the wisdom of God. And God has ordained that sinners
shall be saved in and through the Lord Jesus Christ in him
alone. Whatever is accomplished in the proclamation of the gospel
by frail man is the work of God and not man. That he, not they,
may be praised and glorified. He gets it all. All the glory
goes to him. Let's go back to our text in
Proverbs 8, verse 18 to 21, we'll look at now. Riches in honor
are with me, yea, durable riches in righteousness. Proverbs 8,
18. Speaking of Christ, riches in
honor are with me, yea, durable riches in righteousness. Let
us take note, the word durable in our text is translated in
the Hebrew is handed forward, advanced, enduring. Enduring. Durable. Valuable. Eminent. Surpassing. Antique. That is valued. Beloved, the
riches we have in Christ, the treasure we have in Christ, again,
is from everlasting to everlasting. And it will endure for eternity. For eternity. See, my salvation's
not dependent upon me. All those treasures that I have
in Christ, redemption, sanctification, all those things I have in justification,
all those treasures I have in Christ, all those spiritual blessings
I have in Christ, are durable treasures. So no matter what
comes our way, and it gets hard and tough sometimes, Our salvation
is secured in Christ. Durable treasure. Durable riches
that we have in Christ. This brings great peace to the
soul of God's people. Great rest. The believer has
durable riches. And this is riches beyond compare.
You can't compare it to anything in this world, any riches in
this world. This treasure we have in Christ
is incomparable to, as I said, you can get all the riches of
the world, and it doesn't even come close to what each believer
has in Christ. Durable riches. This fading world
is a poor portion, and all the riches of the world in comparison
to the durable riches of Christ here are a poor portion. Psalm 17, verses 13 to 15, Scripture
declares this, Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down,
deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword, from men
which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have
their portion in this life, in whose belly Thou fillest with
Thy hid treasure, they are full of children, and leave the rest
of their substance to their babies. As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness." Whose righteousness are we clothing?
Amen. The righteousness of Christ.
What a treasure! I will behold Thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied when I awake
with Thy likeness. Psalm 17, verses 13 to 15. Oh, beloved! The believer in Christ has durable
riches which will last all eternity, a righteousness in which they
are accepted by God. predestined to be conformed to
the image of the Son, redeemed by the precious blood of the
Lord Jesus Christ, pardoned and forgiven all their sins and iniquities. And think of this. Brother Matt
and I were talking about this. The guilt, the guilt of all our
sins, beloved. The guilt of all our sins has
been paid for. It's all being paid for, beloved. Let us just ponder that. Let
that just sink deep into our souls. All the guilt for our
sins has been paid for. The penalty for our sins, that
which we justly deserve, A debt that we could never pay. Christ paid it all. He paid it
all. He paid a debt He did not owe.
And we had a debt we could not pay. And the Lord Jesus Christ,
He paid it all for His people. Do all the world's riches compare
to these riches, beloved? Don't even come close. Don't
even come close. What a treasure we have in the
Lord Jesus Christ. What sweet thoughts to cherish
for the believer in Christ. What blessings are held forth
here to the lovers of Christ in our text today. Here are durable
riches and righteousness, not the fleeting, dying, transitionary
enjoyments of the world, but durable riches, beloved. Not
the silver and gold of this world, which fades away. Not the righteousness
of man, which is filthy rags before the Lord. Not the bread
of this world. which perishes with the using.
Beloved, here before us we have durable riches. The durable riches
of Christ's blood and righteousness, which are forever, forever. And the salvation which is in
Christ in Him alone. And it cannot be abolished. Salvation
in Christ cannot be abolished. Because it is in and through
the Lord Jesus Christ in Him alone. If it was our doing, we
could mess it up and we would. But it's not our doing. Salvation's
of the Lord. Look at verse 19 of our text.
It says, My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold. My
revenue than choice silver. Verse 20, I will lead in the
way of righteousness in the midst of the path of judgment. My fruit is better than gold,
yea, than fine gold. Wisdom, which is Christ, is a
tree of life to those who take hold of her. Bearing the fruit
of salvation, justification, and glorification. Proverbs 3.18
says this, She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her,
and happy is every one that retaineth her. And then it says, My revenue,
then choice silver. Wisdom's proceeds are better
than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. Nothing
can compare to the treasure the believer has in Christ. Nothing
can compare to it. Scripture plainly declares that
to us here. Turn, if you would, to Proverbs
chapter 3. Wisdom is more precious than
rubies, and all the things that you may desire cannot compare
with her. Proverbs 3, and this is speaking
to Christ again. Proverbs 3, verses 13 to 15. Happy is the man that findeth
wisdom, and that getteth understanding. Scripture declares that in our
natural state there's none that understand. Here it declares that, Happy
is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. For the merchandise
of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof
than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies,
and all things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
There's nothing in this world to be compared with Christ. Absolutely
nothing. He's the incomparable one. You
cannot compare Him to anyone or anything. My, what a Savior
we have. Look at verse 20 in our texts.
Wisdom, which is Christ, again speaks, I lead them in the way
of righteousness. Well, scripture declares he is
the Lord, our righteousness, beloved. He is the Lord, our
righteousness. The one leading here is Jehovah.
The one called the Lord, our righteousness. He is the one
who. Who and ever leads us in the
path of righteousness for his name's sake, for his name's sake. Look at verse 21. That I may
cause those that love me to inherit substance. And I will fill their
treasures. Note here, beloved, and may this
be a great comfort to we who are sojourning through this world.
And we know we're born into this world dead in trespasses and
sins. But what a treasure the believer
has in Christ. He is the substance spoken of
here. And God the Father will fill
the believer's treasures in Christ to his people. To his people. Thomas Watson says about this
word substance. The Hebrew word for substance
means that which is and that which hath a firm and solid consistency. A firm and solid consistency. Beloved of God, Jesus is our
substance. He's all our salvation, isn't
He? He's all our salvation. He alone is the one who is all
our righteousness. And it's in Him that we have
all spiritual blessings. We saw that at the beginning
of the message. And think of this, all other
attainments in this world are hollow, unsubstantial and insecure
in comparison to Christ. Man may attain greatness, and that's all hollow, unsubstantial
and insecure in comparison to Christ. Because although He obtained
all that and perished in His sins, Is this our experience? What
does our soul say? Do you enjoy Christ? Is he your
portion? Is he your treasure? Is he your
treasure? Is he your happiness? Is he your
joy? Is he your redemption? Is he
your sanctification? Is he your justification? Is he your salvation? then rejoice, beloved. Rejoice,
because you are richer than any son of Adam in their natural state that has
lived upon this earth. You are rich beyond comprehension. The one who created all things
and holds all things by the word of his power is our substance,
is our salvation, is our everything. By substance is meant salvation.
Turn, if you would, to Hebrews 10.34. Hebrews 10.34 is expressly
called substance in Hebrews 10.34. Again, think on this, beloved.
We who believe are rich. Inconceivably rich in Christ
Jesus our Lord. Rich beyond measure. Just think of that. I saw something the other day
with a bunch of kings and stuff and they're all, they're in this
golden area and all. I'm richer than all of them.
Oh my, in Christ. Bill Gates with all his money,
eh? And all the richest men in the world. I'm richer than them.
All of them. In Christ. In Christ. It's amazing. And so are you,
beloved. You who believe. Look at Hebrews
10.34. For ye had compassion of me in the
bonds, and took joyful the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves
that ye have in heaven a better and enduring Substance. Substance. Salvation. We have an enduring salvation
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Again, the wealthy of the world
are outwardly wealthy and temporarily rich. But this is given to someone
else when they die and perish in their sins. But the believer
in Christ has riches and a portion in Christ's righteousness which
allows them to be in the presence of God and to be in His sight
forever. Forever. Forever. Because this righteousness, this
salvation is in Christ and Him alone. And it is durable and
it will last for eternity. For eternity. The believer in
Christ cannot be made poor by man or Satan. The riches are
durable because they are in Christ, pressed down and overflowing. What treasure we have in Christ
Jesus our Lord, beloved. Rejoice, you who believe! Rejoice! The Lord is King! King! King! Gracious Heavenly Father,
we come before Thy throne. Oh, just in awe of your mercy
towards sinners, you fill our treasures. And that is Christ
Jesus, our Lord, who is our treasure. He's everything to us, to we
who believe. We have nothing without you,
Lord Jesus. And oh, we just marvel in the
fact that you've loved us with an everlasting love and that
with loving kindness you drew us. We pray that this message
would go forth for your glory and honor and praise, in Jesus'
name, amen.