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-**Thank you so much for submitting a suggested change.**
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-**If the  issue is about a particular verse  or passage, we ask that you title the issue starting with the 3 letter code of the book followed by the chapter number, colon, and verse number(s), and then give some indication of what the issue is about. For example:**
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-PSA 10:7 "his tongue injures and destroys"
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-PHP 1:9-11  Remove sentence breaks?
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-**If the issue is about a particular word or expression that occurs throughout the Bible, please simply use a title appropriate to the issue. For example:**
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-”Saints" or ”Believers”
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-In footnotes, change ”omit” to ”does not have”
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-**Then please explain the issue in this box, giving an example from the ULB as  it stands now and a suggestion for how to fix it.**
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-**Formatting: If you want a line break, put two spaces after the line and hit the return key.**
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