2CO Copyedits from Mel

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-\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, and to all God's holy people in the entire region of Achaia.
+\v 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, and to all God's holy people in the entire region of Achaia:
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 \v 2 May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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 \v 18 But just as God is faithful, our word to you is not "Yes" and "No."
 
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-\v 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Silvanus, Timothy and I proclaimed among you, is not "Yes" and "No." Instead, he is always "Yes."
+\v 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Silvanus, Timothy, and I proclaimed among you, is not "Yes" and "No." Instead, he is always "Yes."
 \v 20 For all the promises of God are "Yes" in him. So also through him we say "Amen" to the glory of God.
 
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 \v 21 Now it is God who confirms us with you in Christ, and he anointed us,
-\v 22 he set his seal on us and he gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee of what is to come.
+\v 22 he set his seal on us, and he gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee of what is to come.
 
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 \v 2 If I caused you sorrow, who could make me glad but the very one who was made sorrowful by me?
 
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-\v 3 I wrote as I did in order that when I came to you I might not be hurt by those who should have made me rejoice. I have confidence about all of you that my joy is the same joy you all have.
+\v 3 I wrote as I did in order that, when I came to you, I might not be hurt by those who should have made me rejoice. I have confidence about all of you that my joy is the same joy you all have.
 \v 4 For I wrote to you from great tribulation, with anguish of heart, and with many tears. I did not write you so that you would be made sorrowful. Instead, I wanted you to know the depth of the love that I have for you.
 
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 \v 8 We are God's servants in glory and dishonor, in slander and praise; regarded as deceivers and yet truthful;
-\v 9 as unknown, yet well known; as dying, yet, look, we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;
+\v 9 as unknown, yet well known; as dying, yet, look—we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;
 \v 10 as sorrowful, yet rejoicing; as poor, yet many are enriched; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
 
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 \v 7 Let each one give as he has planned in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
 
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-\v 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow for you, so that, always, in all things, you may have all you need. This will be so that you may multiply every good deed.
+\v 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow for you, so that always, in all things, you may have all you need. This will be so that you may multiply every good deed.
 \v 9 It is as it is written:
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 \q "He has distributed his riches and given them to the poor.
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 \v 2 For I am jealous about you. I have a godly jealousy for you, since I promised you in marriage to one husband. I promised to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
 
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-\v 3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your thoughts might be led astray away from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
+\v 3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your thoughts might be led astray, away from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
 \v 4 For suppose that someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we preached. Or suppose that you receive a different spirit than what you received. Or suppose that you receive a different gospel than the one you received. You put up with these things well enough!
 
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 \v 1 I must boast, even if it is unprofitable. But I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
-\v 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago who—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—was caught up into the third heaven.
+\v 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—was caught up into the third heaven.
 
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 \v 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—
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 \v 19 Do you think all of this time we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we speak in Christ, and all for your strengthening, beloved.
 
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-\v 20 For I fear that when I come I may not find you as I wish. I fear that you might not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
+\v 20 For I fear that when I come, I may not find you as I wish. I fear that you might not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
 \v 21 I fear that when I come back, my God might humble me before you. I fear that I might be grieved by many of those who have sinned before now and who did not repent of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence that they practiced.
 
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 \v 9 For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you may be made complete.
-\v 10 I write these things while I am away from you so that when I am with you I do not have to deal harshly with you in the use of my authority—which the Lord gave to me so that I may build you up, and not tear you down.
+\v 10 I write these things while I am away from you so, that when I am with you I do not have to deal harshly with you in the use of my authority—which the Lord gave to me so that I may build you up, and not tear you down.
 
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