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-Thank you so much for submitting a suggested change.
+Thank you so much for submitting a suggested change. We ask that you title the issue starting with the 3 letter code of the book followed by the chapter number colon then verse number(s).
 
-We ask that you title the issue starting with the 3 letter code of the book followed by the chapter:verse numbers.
+For example: MAT 5:6